Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Functional respiratory complaints among COVID-19 survivors: a prospective cohort study |
| Authors: |
Antoine Beurnier, Laurent Savale, Xavier Jaïs, Romain Colle, Tai Pham, Luc Morin, Sophie Bulifon, Nicolas Noël, Athénaïs Boucly, Benoit Delbarre, Nathan Ebstein, Samy Figueiredo, Matthieu Gasnier, Anatole Harrois, Etienne-Marie Jutant, Mitja Jevnikar, Sophia Keddache, Anne-Lise Lecoq, Olivier Meyrignac, Florence Parent, Jérémie Pichon, Mariana Preda, Anne Roche, Andrei Seferian, Marie-France Bellin, Thomas Gille, Emmanuelle Corruble, Olivier Sitbon, Laurent Becquemont, Xavier Monnet, Marc Humbert, David Montani, and the Comebac Investigators |
| Source: |
ERJ Open Research, Vol 9, Iss 3 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
European Respiratory Society, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Medicine |
| More Details: |
Background Dyspnoea is a common persistent symptom after COVID-19. Whether it is associated with functional respiratory disorders remains unclear. Methods We assessed the proportion and characteristics of patients with “functional respiratory complaints” (FRCs) (as defined by Nijmegen Questionnaire >22) among 177 post-COVID-19 individuals who benefited from outclinic evaluation in the COMEBAC study (i.e., symptomatic and/or intensive care unit (ICU) survivors at 4 months). In a distinct explanatory cohort of 21 consecutive individuals with unexplained post-COVID-19 dyspnoea after routine tests, we also analysed the physiological responses to incremental cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). Findings In the COMEBAC cohort, 37 patients had significant FRCs (20.9%, IC95: 14.9–26.9). The prevalence of FRCs ranged from 7.2% (ICU patients) to 37.5% (non-ICU patients). The presence of FRCs was significantly associated with more severe dyspnoea, lower 6-min walk distance, more frequent psychological and neurological symptoms (cognitive complaint, anxiety, depression, insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorders) and poorer quality of life (all p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2312-0541
23120541 |
| Relation: |
http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/9/3/00063-2023.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2312-0541 |
| DOI: |
10.1183/23120541.00063-2023 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/fa35fccc361049e196bb566de4b1f8bc |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.fa35fccc361049e196bb566de4b1f8bc |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
