Delhi Delhi. A study has found that about two-thirds of people with Long Covid continue to struggle with symptoms, including reduced ability to exercise and cognitive function, well into the second year of the illness. Researchers, including researchers from the University of Ulm in Germany, The study included more than 1,500 people aged 15 and over who were diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome, or long COVID, which refers to the persistence of symptoms despite recovery from the acute infection.
Participants were first surveyed about the complaints and symptoms they were experiencing after the acute phase of the infection had passed and they had either been diagnosed with Long Covid or had not developed the condition. PLoS Medicine The study published in the journal Long Covid found that 68 per cent of patients with long Covid continued to struggle with symptoms into the second year – the most common symptoms being fatigue, neurological disturbances, shortness of breath and mental disorders, including anxiety, depression and sleep problems.
In these patients with persistent disease, the authors also found “significant reductions in hand grip strength, maximum oxygen consumption, and ventilatory efficiency.” 'Maximum oxygen consumption' refers to the gas a person uses during intense exercise. While 'ventilatory efficiency' refers to how well a person's body exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide while performing physical activity.
Additionally, more than a third, 68 percent, also reported a decreased ability to exercise, a worsening of symptoms after performing physical activity, and found that they had “worse outcomes and more severe symptoms.” The authors That said, while previous studies have described health problems following COVID-19 infection, the long-term course of the disease in the context of long COVID-19 is unknown.
They wrote, “In this study, we observed that the majority of working-age patients with PCS did not recover into the second year of their disease. The patterns of reported symptoms were essentially similar, non-specific, and included fatigue, exercise intolerance, and cognitive Be affected by complaints.”
Additionally, the authors noted “severe symptoms with mental and physical exercise-related dysfunction, but no laboratory markers in Long COVID/post-COVID syndrome.” The authors wrote that the findings “have implications for the clinical diagnosis of suspected (Long COVID) patients “Evaluation and monitoring are expected to include cognitive and exercise testing.” They urged more observational studies with long-term follow-up, which can help evaluate the factors leading to recovery and non-recovery from Long Covid.
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