Moderate, Little, or No Improvements in Neurobehavioral Symptoms among Individuals with Long COVID: A 34-Country Retrospective Study

Arango-Lasprilla, JC (通讯作者),Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Psychol, 907 Floyd Ave, Richmond, VA 23284 USA.;Arango-Lasprilla, JC (通讯作者),Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, 907 Floyd Ave, Richmond, VA 23284 USA.
2022-10
(1) Background: Some people with COVID-19 develop a series of symptoms that last for several months after infection, known as Long COVID. Although these symptoms interfere with people's daily functioning and quality of life, few studies have focused on neurobehavioral symptoms and the risk factors associated with their development; (2) Methods: 1001 adults from 34 countries who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 completed the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory reporting the symptoms before their COVID-19 diagnosis, during the COVID-19 infection, and currently; (3) Results: Participants reported large-sized increases before vs. during COVID-19 in all domains. Participants reported a medium-sized improvement (during COVID-19 vs. now) in somatic symptoms, a small-sized improvement in affective symptoms, and very minor/no improvement in cognitive symptoms. The risk factors for increased neurobehavioral symptoms were: being female/trans, unemployed, younger age, low education, having another chronic health condition, greater COVID-19 severity, greater number of days since the COVID-19 diagnosis, not having received oxygen therapy, and having been hospitalized. Additionally, participants from North America, Europe, and Central Asia reported higher levels of symptoms across all domains relative to Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa; (4) Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of evaluating and treating neurobehavioral symptoms after COVID-19, especially targeting the higher-risk groups identified. General rehabilitation strategies and evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation are needed in both the acute and Long COVID phases.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:19|期号:19
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
University of Basque Country; University of Virginia; US Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration (VHA); Harvard University; VA Boston Healthcare System; Boston University; Universidad Publica de Navarra; SRI International; University of Witwatersrand; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Virginia Commonwealth University; Virginia Commonwealth University
资助机构
Basque Government(Basque Government)
资助信息
Daniela Ramos Usuga was supported by a predoctoral fellowship from the Basque Government (PRE_2019_1_0164).
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
2
2013以来使用计数
2
EISSN
1660-4601
出版年
2022-10
DOI
10.3390/ijerph191912593
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Long COVID neurobehavioral symptoms risk factors
WOS学科分类
Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health