Puzzling persisting symptoms after COVID-19

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Investigating the trajectory of post-COVID impairments: a longitudinal study in Sweden

“…Longitudinal studies revealed a dynamic pattern in post-COVID symptoms over time, reflecting the complexity and variability of the disease’s long-term effects ( Huang et al, 2021 ; Hellemons, 2022 ; Tran et al, 2022 ). This complexity is manifested in a gradual decrease over time in the prevalence of certain symptoms, such as loss of appetite, change/loss of taste, and cough.…”

“…Additionally, there were significant decreases in fatigue or muscle weakness over time, whereas the prevalence of chest pain, myalgia, and headache displayed a significant increase over time ( Huang et al, 2022 ). Fatigue was the most commonly reported long-term symptom of COVID-19, but its prevalence decreased significantly over time ( Hellemons, 2022 ). Our recent study ( Badinlou et al, 2023 ) found that many people with confirmed or probable SARS-CoV-2 infections experienced moderate-to-severe impairments from COVID-19, especially fatigue as a persistent symptom.…”

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“…Additionally, there were significant decreases in fatigue or muscle weakness over time, whereas the prevalence of chest pain, myalgia, and headache displayed a significant increase over time (Huang et al, 2022). Fatigue was the most commonly reported longterm symptom of COVID-19, but its prevalence decreased significantly over time (Hellemons, 2022). Our recent study (Badinlou et al, 2023) found that many people with confirmed or probable SARS-CoV-2 infections experienced moderate-to-severe impairments from COVID-19, especially fatigue as a persistent symptom.…”

“…Longitudinal studies revealed a dynamic pattern in post-COVID symptoms over time, reflecting the complexity and variability of the disease's long-term effects (Huang et al, 2021;Hellemons, 2022;Tran et al, 2022). This complexity is manifested in a gradual decrease over time in the prevalence of certain symptoms, such as loss of appetite, change/loss of taste, and cough.…”