Global prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome among long COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nader SalariYassaman KhodayariAmin Hosseinian-FarHosna ZareiShabnam RasoulpoorHakimeh AkbariMasoud Mohammadi

Published in: BioPsychoSocial medicine (2022)

Our results show that the overall prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome as a long COVID symptom is 45.2%. Chronic fatigue after infection with COVID-19 can negatively affect personal and social lives. Given such significant negative consequences caused by the syndrome, it is recommended that health policymakers allocate funds to reduce the adverse effects of this syndrome, by creating programs to support long COVID patients.

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