Comparison of long-term health-related quality of life and symptoms between COVID-19 patients and test-negative controls during the Omicron-predominant period in Japan
COVID-19 patients experienced more symptoms three months post-testing compared to test-negative controls, with lower EQ-5D-5L utility scores persisting for over six months. Female COVID-19 patients exhibited lower EQ-5D-5L utility scores than their male counterparts throughout the period.
Authors
- Osamu Kuwamitsu
- Haruka Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0014-2602)
- Konosuke Morimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2912-9919)
- Ataru Igarashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6307-6916)
Institutions
- University of Tokyo Health Sciences (JP)
- Nagasaki University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-025-01625-0
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- University of Tokyo