Care dependency in non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19 (12 September 2020)

Summary

A large sample of non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients still experience multiple symptoms months after being infected. These persistent symptoms are associated with many clinically relevant outcomes, including poor health status and impaired functional status. To date, no information is available about care dependency. The authors of this study, published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, aimed to explore the level of care dependency and the need for assistance with personal care in non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients.