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According to the Swedish study published in the Lancet, despite some improvements over time, researchers found ongoing cognitive, muscle and fatigue symptoms affecting everyday life for a large number of those who had Covid-19 even two years after they were infected..
In fact, many of those who took sick leave due to acute infection could not return to work, the study has revealed...
Aimed at determining the long-term recovery among patients 24 months post-hospital admission, the two-year follow-up of patients with post-Covid-19 condition in Sweden found "high prevalence of persisting symptoms and a need for long-term follow-up and rehabilitation post Covid-19 infection", it said.. Out of 165 people in the study, 21% (35) had been readmitted to hospital for various causes in the interim period..
The majority of patients (139/165, 84%) reported persisting problems affecting everyday life at 24 months, the study said.. While the researchers saw significant improvement in the prevalence and magnitude of some symptoms, cognitive, sensorimotor and fatigue symptoms were the most common persisting symptoms at 24 months, it further said.. No clear difference was evident between individuals treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU-treated individuals, the study found...
