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Social impact of brain fog and analysis of risk factors: Long COVID in Japanese population.
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Annals of clinical and translational neurology [Ann Clin Transl Neurol] 2024 Aug; Vol. 11 (8), pp. 2188-2200. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 04. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objective: To reveal the clinical features and assess risk factors linked to brain fog and its societal implications, including labor productivity, providing valuable insights for the future care of individuals who have experienced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).<br />Methods: We analyzed a comprehensive cohort dataset comprising 1,009 patients with COVID-19 admitted to Japanese hospitals. To assess brain fog, we analyzed patients who responded to a questionnaire indicating symptoms such as memory impairment and poor concentration.<br />Results: The prevalence of brain fog symptoms decreased 3 months posthospitalization but remained stable up to 12 months. Neurological symptoms such as taste and smell disorders and numbness at hospitalization correlated with a higher frequency of identifying brain fog as a long COVID manifestation. Our findings indicated that advanced age, female sex, a high body mass index, oxygen required during hospitalization, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and elevated C-reactive protein and elevated D-dimer levels were risk factors in patients exhibiting brain fog. Additionally, we demonstrated the negative impact of brain fog on labor productivity by presenteeism scores.<br />Interpretations: This study clarified the clinical characteristics of patients experiencing brain fog as a long COVID manifestation, specifically emphasizing neurological symptoms during hospitalization and their correlation with brain fog. Additionally, the study identified associated risk factors for its onset and revealed that the emergence of brain fog was linked to a decline in labor productivity.<br /> (© 2024 The Author(s). Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Neurological Association.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Cohort Studies
East Asian People
Hospitalization statistics & numerical data
Japan epidemiology
Memory Disorders epidemiology
Memory Disorders etiology
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
Risk Factors
COVID-19 epidemiology
COVID-19 psychology
Mental Fatigue virology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2328-9503
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of clinical and translational neurology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38961833
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.52139