Trajectories of functional limitations, health-related quality of life and societal costs in individuals with long COVID: a population-based longitudinal cohort study
Individuals referred to long COVID clinics in the UK reported small improvements in functional limitations, fatigue, HRQL and ability to work within 6 months of registering in the LWCR programme.
Authors
- Manuel Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1428-1232)
- David Sunkersing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9010-1435)
- Ann Blandford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3198-7122)
- John Robert Hurst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7246-6040)
- Henry Goodfellow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0979-2839)
- William Henley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6273-2619)
- Paul Pfeffer
- Katherine Bradbury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5513-7571)
- Chris Robson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8587-416X)
- Jiunn Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2148-0395)
- Sarah Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4201-1093)
Institutions
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Barts Health NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
- Living Streets (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088538
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.69
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Health Services and Delivery Research Programme
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West