scholarly journals Post-COVID-19 Sydrome and Decrease in Health-Related Quality of Life in Kidney Transplant Recipients after SARS-COV-2 Infection—A Cohort Longitudinal Study from the North of Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 5205
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Malinowska ◽  
Marta Muchlado ◽  
Zuzanna Ślizień ◽  
Bogdan Biedunkiewicz ◽  
Zbigniew Heleniak ◽  
...  

Introduction: Patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection frequently face “Post-COVID-19 Syndrome”, defined by symptoms that develop during or after COVID-19, continue for more than 12 weeks, and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis. We aimed to evaluate the presence of post-COVID-19 syndrome and its predictors in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) 6 months after the disease. Materials and Methods: A total of 67 KTR (38 m) with a mean age of 53.6 ± 14 years, 7.3 ± 6.4 years post-transplant were included in the cohort longitudinal study. Thirty-nine (58.2%) of them were hospitalized, but not one required invasive ventilation therapy. They were interviewed 6 months after being infected, with a series of standardized questionnaires: a self-reported symptoms questionnaire, the modified British Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale, EQ-5D-5L questionnaire, and EQ-VAS scale. Results: Post-COVID-19 syndrome was diagnosed in 70.1% of KTR and 26.9% of them reported at least three persistent symptoms. The most common symptoms were fatigue (43.3%), hair loss (31.3%), memory impairment (11.9%), muscle aches, and headaches (11.9%). Dyspnea with an mMRC scale grade of at least 1 was reported by 34.3% patients vs. 14.9% before infection; 47.8% stated that they still feel worse than before the disease. Mean EQ-VAS scores were 64.83 vs. 73.34 before infection. The persistent symptoms are more frequent in older patients and those with greater comorbidity. Conclusions: Persistent symptoms of post-COVID-19 syndrome are present in the majority of KTR, which highlights the need for long-term follow-up as well as diagnostic and rehabilitation programs.

Diabetes ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 1247-1252 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Van der Vliet ◽  
X. Navarro ◽  
W. R. Kennedy ◽  
F. C. Goetz ◽  
J. J. Barbosa ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-189
Author(s):  
Yaira Hamama-Raz ◽  
Menachem Ben-Ezra ◽  
Yael Tirosh ◽  
Roni Baruch ◽  
Richard Nakache

2014 ◽  
Vol 97 (9) ◽  
pp. 925-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Gaynor ◽  
Gaetano Ciancio ◽  
Giselle Guerra ◽  
Junichiro Sageshima ◽  
Lois Hanson ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 386-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Volpe ◽  
Michele Billia ◽  
Marco Quaglia ◽  
Matteo Vidali ◽  
Giansilvo Marchioro ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 1126-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.-H. Nourbala ◽  
M.-T. Hollisaaz ◽  
M. Nasiri ◽  
S. Bahaeloo-Horeh ◽  
M. Najafi ◽  
...  

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