Many with 'mild' COVID-19 will require physical rehabilitation

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2022-01-13 03:00

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Mild COVID infections could significantly worsen the mobility of people over the age of 50, according to a large study by Canadian researchers. While 94.2% of people who had confirmed or probable COVID-19 were not hospitalised, they were far more likely to struggle with physical activity and household tasks after lockdown than people the same age who weren’t infected. Many of these patients reported increased difficulty in getting up after sitting in an armchair. Researchers say their findings show that people over the age of 50 should receive follow-up care and close observation after infection with COVID-19, even if they didn’t require hospitalisation during their illness.

Journal/
conference: JAMA Network Open

Research:Paper

Organisation/s: McMaster University, Canada

Funder: Funding for the support of the CLSA COVID-19 Questionnaire-based study was provided by Juravinski Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Provost Fund from McMaster University, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, Public Health Agency of Canada and Government of Nova Scotia. Funding for the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is provided by the Government of Canada through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) under grant No. LSA 94473 and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

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