Medicine and Health

Long-term health impacts of COVID-19 among 242,712 adults in England

C. J. Atchison, B. Davies, et al.

This groundbreaking study by Christina J. Atchison and colleagues examines the long-term health effects of COVID-19 in England. It reveals that individuals with ongoing symptoms experience significantly poorer mental health and quality of life compared to those who recovered or never tested positive. Discover the key risk factors behind persistent symptoms and the implications for public health.

00:00

Playback language: English

Index

Abstract

This study investigates the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 among a large cohort of adults in England. It compares self-reported health, quality of life, and symptom profiles of individuals with ongoing symptoms post-COVID-19 to those who never tested positive and those who have recovered. Mental health and health-related quality of life were significantly worse among participants with persistent symptoms. Risk factors for prolonged symptoms included female sex, pre-existing comorbidities, and infection during the Wild-type variant dominance. While most COVID-19 infections are short-lived, a substantial proportion experience persistent and debilitating illness.

Publisher

Nature Communications

Published On

Oct 24, 2023

Authors

Christina J. Atchison, Bethan Davies, Emily Cooper, Adam Lound, Matthew Whitaker, Adam Hampshire, Adriana Azor, Christl A. Donnelly, Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Graham S. Cooke, Helen Ward, Paul Elliott

Related Publications

Explore these studies to deepen your understanding of the subject.

Medicine and Health

Demographic characteristics, long-term health conditions and healthcare experiences of 6333 trans and non-binary adults in England: nationally representative evidence from the 2021 GP Patient Survey Original research

C. L. Saunders, A. Berner, et al.

Medicine and Health

Persistence in risk and effect of COVID-19 vaccination on long-term health consequences after SARS-CoV-2 infection

I. C. H. Lam, R. Zhang, et al.

Medicine and Health

Risk of COVID-19 death in adults who received booster COVID-19 vaccinations in England

Not Available

Medicine and Health

Assessment of COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death among children and young people aged 0 to 19 years in the US

F. S, W. C, et al.

Listen, Learn & Level Up

Over 10,000 hours of research content in 25+ fields, available in 12+ languages.

No more digging through PDFs, just hit play and absorb the world's latest research in your language, on your time.

listen to research audio papers with researchbunny