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Recovery From COVID-19 in Multiple Sclerosis: A Prospective and Longitudinal Cohort Study of the United Kingdom Multiple Sclerosis Register
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Richard Nicholas,
Nikos Evangelou
Neurology - Neuroimmunology Neuroinflammation, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Start page: e1118
Swansea University Author:
Rod Middleton
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DOI (Published version): 10.1212/nxi.0000000000001118
Abstract
To understand the course of recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to determine its predictors, including patients' pre-COVID-19 physical and mental health status.<h4>Methods</h4>This prospective and longitudinal cohort stud...
| Published in: | Neurology - Neuroimmunology Neuroinflammation |
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| ISSN: | 2332-7812 2332-7812 |
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2022
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59132 |
| Abstract: |
To understand the course of recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to determine its predictors, including patients' pre-COVID-19 physical and mental health status.<h4>Methods</h4>This prospective and longitudinal cohort study recruited patients with MS who reported COVID-19 from March 17, 2020, to March 19, 2021, as part of the United Kingdom MS Register (UKMSR) COVID-19 study. Participants used online questionnaires to regularly update their COVID-19 symptoms, recovery status, and duration of symptoms for those who fully recovered. Questionnaires were date stamped for estimation of COVID-19 symptom duration for those who had not recovered at their last follow-up. The UKMSR holds demographic and up-to-date clinical data on participants as well as their web-based Expanded Disability Status Scale (web-EDSS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores. The association between these factors and recovery from COVID-19 was assessed using multivariable Cox regression analysis.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 7,977 patients with MS who participated in the UKMSR COVID-19 study, 599 reported COVID-19 and prospectively updated their recovery status. Twenty-eight hospitalized participants were excluded. At least 165 participants (29.7%) had long-standing COVID-19 symptoms for ≥4 weeks and 69 (12.4%) for ≥12 weeks. Participants with pre-COVID-19 web-EDSS scores ≥7, participants with probable anxiety and/or depression (HADS scores ≥11) before COVID-19 onset, and women were less likely to report recovery from COVID-19.<h4>Discussion</h4>Patients with MS are affected by postacute sequelae of COVID-19. Preexisting severe neurologic impairment or mental health problems appear to increase this risk. These findings can have implications in tailoring their post-COVID-19 rehabilitation. |
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| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Funders: |
Multiple Sclerosis Society Grant: 131 |
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1 |
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e1118 |