Symptomatic people who have contracted the disease are frequently subject to persistent fatigue, long after recovery. According to an Irish study, this symptom is observed in one in two patients within ten weeks of clinical recovery.
In Ireland, more than half of patients and hospital staff have suffered from persistent fatigue after their recovery. According to an article published by L'Obs on September 18, 2020, the study carried out in this hospital indicates that this symptom occurs, regardless of the severity of the infection. Remember that fatigue is a common symptom in Covid-19 patients. According to Liam Townsend of St James's Hospital in Dublin (Ireland), one of the authors of the study, the medium and long-term consequences however, remain little known. You should know that large communities are now present on social networks. These include #LongCovid, #apresj20 or #CovidLong that some use to share their experience of persistent symptoms, including fatigue.
In the Irish study, no less than52% of the 128 participants middle-aged (fifty-year-olds) reported persistent fatigue when assessed approximately ten weeks after clinical recovery. Of the 128 volunteers, 71 had been in hospital. However, 57 of them simply declared a mild form of the disease. Still at the preliminary stage, the study in question will be presented at the next congress of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. This event will be streamed online from September 23-25, 2020.
During this research, doctors took into account different factors such as existing pathologies, certain biological elements such as markers of inflammation and of course, the severity of the disease . According to the first observations, the severity of the infection does not influence fatigue in any way. It should also be noted that women represented 54% of study participants. However, 67% of participants with persistent fatigue were women. In addition, people with a history of anxiety and depression were more likely to be affected by this persistent fatigue. However, the authors of the study believe that more research is needed to assess the long-term impact of the coronavirus.
The researchers also gave advice on how to counter this post-viral fatigue. They recommend early intervention , but also the use of non-pharmacological methods. Indeed, the management of fatigue is case by case depending on the individual. The authors believe that it is essential to reduce community transmission even in the case of younger groups of people.
