长期的COVID和新发病的残疾在最初感染后近2年
Nancy L Fleischer1, Elizabeth Slocum1, Akash Patel1
1Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
American journal of preventive medicine
|March 7, 2025
概括
在COVID-19发生近两年后,超过24%的个人经历了长期的COVID症状,导致多个领域的重大残疾. 这凸显了持续的健康负担和需要关注公共卫生的需要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 传染病研究 传染病研究
背景情况:
- 长期的COVID症状和相关的残疾构成了重大的公共卫生挑战.
- 了解SARS-CoV-2感染的长期影响对于有效的医疗保健策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定持续的长期COVID症状的患病率.
- 在近两年感染后的基于人口的队列中评估相关残疾的程度.
主要方法:
- 在2020年3月至12月期间,密歇根州的成年人接受了COVID-19发病的基于人口的调查.
- 根据持续的长期COVID状态评估了六个年龄标准化的残疾领域 (移动性,认知,独立生活,视力,听力,自我护理).
- 使用了分别在2020年6月至2021年10月和2022年1月至11月期间收集的基线和后续数据.
主要成果:
- 在1547名受访者中,有24.0%的人在最初感染后近两年内报告了持续的长期COVID症状.
- 长期COVID患者在认知,移动,独立生活和自我护理领域的残疾患病率大幅增加.
- 持续的长期COVID与所有六个评估的残疾领域的更高患病率显著相关.
结论:
- 长期COVID的长期负担及其相关的残疾是相当大的.
- 调查结果强调了公共卫生和医学界需要增加关注的必要性.
- 需要进一步的研究和干预措施来解决长期COVID的持续影响.
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