Impact of fatigue as the primary determinant of functional limitations among patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome: a cross-sectional observational study.
Sarah WalkerHenry GoodfellowPatra PookarnjanamorakotElizabeth MurrayJulia BindmanAnn BlandfordKatherine BradburyBelinda CooperFiona L HamiltonJohn R HurstHannah HyltonStuart LinkePaul PfefferWilliam Martin RickettsChris RobsonFiona A StevensonDavid SunkersingJiunn WangManuel GomesWilliam Edward HenleyLiving With Covid Recovery CollaborationPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
A high proportion of this PCS treatment-seeking population was of working age with over half reporting moderately severe or worse functional limitation. There were substantial impacts on ability to work and activities of daily living in people with PCS. Clinical care and rehabilitation should address the management of fatigue as the dominant symptom explaining variation in functionality.