Long COVID recovery differs by symptom pattern, study finds
Health · First reported 3 Nov, 01:26 · Updated 02:01
A U.S. study found that recovery varied substantially by long COVID symptoms: improvement was more common among people with smell or taste changes than among those with symptoms across multiple body systems. Researchers and outside experts also noted limits in how recovery was measured.
- Researchers followed 1,019 adults who still had probable long COVID one year after infection; about half had sustained symptom improvement over the next three years.
- By three years, about 60% of people whose symptoms mainly involved smell or taste had improved, compared with fewer than 19% of those with symptoms affecting multiple body systems.
- Outside experts questioned whether the study’s symptom index captures multisystem long COVID or distinguishes lasting recovery from temporary improvement.
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- Participants
- 1,019 adults with probable long COVID a year after infection
- Follow-up
- Three years after the initial infection
- Smell or taste-dominant symptoms
- About 60% had improved by three years
- Multisystem symptoms
- Fewer than 19% had improved by three years
- Complete remission
- Roughly a quarter of participants had complete symptom remission
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