Definition of the Post-COVID syndrome using a symptom-based Post-COVID score in a prospective, multi-center, cross-sectoral cohort of the German National Pandemic Cohort Network (NAPKON).

Definition Long-COVID Multi-center prospective cohort study Patient reported outcome measures Post-COVID Quality of life Score

Journal

Infection
ISSN: 1439-0973
Titre abrégé: Infection
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0365307

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
08 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 08 12 2023
accepted: 25 02 2024
medline: 8 4 2024
pubmed: 8 4 2024
entrez: 8 4 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The objective examination of the Post-COVID syndrome (PCS) remains difficult due to heterogeneous definitions and clinical phenotypes. The aim of the study was to verify the functionality and correlates of a recently developed PCS score. The PCS score was applied to the prospective, multi-center cross-sectoral cohort (in- and outpatients with SARS-CoV-2 infection) of the "National Pandemic Cohort Network (NAPKON, Germany)". Symptom assessment and patient-reported outcome measure questionnaires were analyzed at 3 and 12 months (3/12MFU) after diagnosis. Scores indicative of PCS severity were compared and correlated to demographic and clinical characteristics as well as quality of life (QoL, EQ-5D-5L). Six hundred three patients (mean 54.0 years, 60.6% male, 82.0% hospitalized) were included. Among those, 35.7% (215) had no and 64.3% (388) had mild, moderate, or severe PCS. PCS severity groups differed considering sex and pre-existing respiratory diseases. 3MFU PCS worsened with clinical severity of acute infection (p = .011), and number of comorbidities (p = .004). PCS severity was associated with poor QoL at the 3MFU and 12MFU (p < .001). The PCS score correlated with patients' QoL and demonstrated to be instructive for clinical characterization and stratification across health care settings. Further studies should critically address the high prevalence, clinical relevance, and the role of comorbidities. The cohort is registered at www. gov under NCT04768998.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38587752
doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02226-9
pii: 10.1007/s15010-024-02226-9
doi:

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT04768998']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Subventions

Organisme : German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Network of University Medicine 2.0: "NUM 2.0"
ID : Grant No. 01KX2121

Investigateurs

K Alsaad (K)
E Hamelmann (E)
H Heidenreich (H)
C Hornberg (C)
N S A Kulamadayil-Heidenreich (NSA)
P Maasjosthusmann (P)
A Muna (A)
M Ruwe (M)
C Stellbrink (C)
N Buechner (N)
Y Dashti (Y)
C Tessmer (C)
B Laumerich (B)
I Silberbaur (I)
S Bader (S)
M Engelmann (M)
A Fuchs (A)
A Langer (A)
B Maerkl (B)
H Messmann (H)
A Muzalyova (A)
C Roemmele (C)
H Altmann (H)
R Berner (R)
S Dressen (S)
T Koch (T)
D Lindemann (D)
K Seele (K)
P Spieth (P)
N Toepfner (N)
S V Bonin (SV)
T Feldt (T)
V Keitel (V)
A Killer (A)
L Knopp (L)
T Luedde (T)
M Lutterbeck (M)
M Paluschinski (M)
J P V Pereira (JPV)
J Timm (J)
D Kraska (D)
A E Kremer (AE)
M Leppkes (M)
J Mang (J)
M F Neurath (MF)
H U Prokosch (HU)
J Schmid (J)
M Vetter (M)
C Willam (C)
K Wolf (K)
C Arendt (C)
C Bellinghausen (C)
S Cremer (S)
A Groh (A)
A Gruenewaldt (A)
Y Khodamoradi (Y)
S Klinsing (S)
M Vehreschild (M)
T Vogl (T)
M Addo (M)
M Almahfoud (M)
A L F Engels (ALF)
D Jarczak (D)
M Kerinn (M)
S Kluge (S)
R Kobbe (R)
S Petereit (S)
C Schlesner (C)
T Zeller (T)
R Baber (R)
S Bercker (S)
N Krug (N)
S D Mueller (SD)
H Wirtz (H)
G Boeckel (G)
J A Meier (JA)
T Nowacki (T)
P R Tepasse (PR)
R Vollenberg (R)
C Wilms (C)
E Dahl (E)
N Marx (N)
D Mueller-Wieland (D)
J Wipperfuerth (J)
C Brochhausen-Delius (C)
R Burkhardt (R)
M Feustel (M)
O Haag (O)
S Hansch (S)
M Malfertheiner (M)
T Niedermair (T)
P Schuster (P)
S Wallner (S)
S Cleef (S)
A Friedrichs (A)
N Kaeding (N)
M Koerner (M)
C Kujat (C)
M Oberlaender (M)
D Pape (D)
M Plagge (M)
J Rupp (J)
D Schunk (D)
S Cleef (S)
A Friedrichs (A)
N Kaeding (N)
M Koerner (M)
C Kujat (C)
M Oberlaender (M)
D Pape (D)
M Plagge (M)
J Rupp (J)
D Schunk (D)
W Barkey (W)
J Erber (J)
L Fricke (L)
J Lieb (J)
T Michler (T)
L Mueller (L)
J Schneider (J)
C Spinner (C)
C Winter (C)
M Bitzer (M)
S Bunk (S)
S Göpel (S)
H Haeberle (H)
K Kienzle (K)
H Mahrhofer (H)
N Malek (N)
P Rosenberger (P)
C Struemper (C)
F Trauner (F)
S Frantz (S)
A Frey (A)
K Haas (K)
C Haertel (C)
J Herrmann (J)
N Isberner (N)
J Liese (J)
P Meybohm (P)
J Schmidt (J)
P Schulze (P)
F Brinkmann (F)
Y Brueggemann (Y)
T Gambichler (T)
K Hellwig (K)
T Luecke (T)
A Reinacher-Schick (A)
W E Schmidt (WE)
C Schuette (C)
E Steinmann (E)
C Torres Reyes (C)
A Hafke (A)
G Hermanns (G)
S Y Nussbeck (SY)
M Santibanez-Santana (M)
S Zeh (S)
L Brochhagen (L)
S Dolff (S)
C Elsner (C)
A Krawczyk (A)
R J Madel (RJ)
M Otte (M)
O Witzke (O)
K Becker (K)
M Doerr (M)
M Nauck (M)
N Piasta (N)
C Schaefer (C)
E Schaefer (E)
M Schattschneider (M)
C Scheer (C)
D Stahl (D)
A Arlt (A)
F Griesinger (F)
U Guenther (U)
A Hamprecht (A)
K Juergens (K)
A Kluge (A)
C Meinhardt (C)
K Meinhardt (K)
A Petersmann (A)
R Prenzel (R)
M Brechtel (M)
M Laugwitz (M)
C Lee (C)
G Sauer (G)
N Schulze (N)
K Seibel (K)
M Stecher (M)
M Hagen (M)
J Schneider (J)
S Sikdar (S)
C Weismantel (C)
L Wolf (L)
K Günther (K)
J Haug (J)
F Haug (F)
C Fiessler (C)
P U Heuschmann (PU)
L Schmidbauer (L)
S Jiru-Hillmann (S)
T Bahls (T)
W Hoffmann (W)
M Nauck (M)
C Schaefer (C)
M Schattschneider (M)
D Stahl (D)
H Valentin (H)
I Chaplinskaya (I)
S Hanß (S)
D Krefting (D)
C Pape (C)
M Rainers (M)
A Schoneberg (A)
N Weinert (N)
M Kraus (M)
B Lorenz-Depiereux (B)
R Lorbeer (R)
J Schaller (J)
J Fricke (J)
L Krist (L)
M Rönnefarth (M)
S Schmidt (S)
T Bahmer (T)
A Hermes (A)
M Krawczak (M)
W Lieb (W)
S Schreiber (S)
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S Herold (S)
P Heuschmann (P)
R Heyder (R)
W Hoffmann (W)
T Illig (T)
S Schreiber (S)
M Witzenrath (M)

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Katharina S Appel (KS)

Center for Internal Medicine, Medical Department 2 (Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Diseases), Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. appel@med.uni-frankfurt.de.
Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany. appel@med.uni-frankfurt.de.

Carolin Nürnberger (C)

Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Institute for Medical Data Science, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

Thomas Bahmer (T)

Internal Medicine Department I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Grosshansdorf, Germany.

Christian Förster (C)

Institute of General Practice and Interprofessional Care, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

Maria Cristina Polidori (MC)

Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
CECAD, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Mirjam Kohls (M)

Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

Tanja Kraus (T)

Institute of General Practice and Interprofessional Care, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

Nora Hettich-Damm (N)

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

Julia Petersen (J)

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

Sabine Blaschke (S)

Emergency Department, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.

Isabel Bröhl (I)

Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Jana Butzmann (J)

Medical Faculty, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Magdeburg, Otto-Von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.

Hiwa Dashti (H)

Practice for General Medicine Dashti, Eberswalde, Germany.

Jürgen Deckert (J)

Center of Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

Michael Dreher (M)

Department of Pneumology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.

Karin Fiedler (K)

Center for Internal Medicine, Medical Department 2 (Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Diseases), Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Carsten Finke (C)

Department of Neurology, Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Ramsia Geisler (R)

Center for Internal Medicine, Medical Department 2 (Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Diseases), Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Frank Hanses (F)

Emergency Department and Department for Infection Control an Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

Sina M Hopff (SM)

Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Björn-Erik O Jensen (BO)

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty, Düsseldorf University Hospital, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Margarethe Konik (M)

Department of Infectious Diseases, West German Centre of Infectious Diseases, University Medicine Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.

Kristin Lehnert (K)

DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.

Susana M Nunes de Miranda (SMN)

Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Lazar Mitrov (L)

Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Olga Miljukov (O)

Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Institute for Medical Data Science, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

Jens-Peter Reese (JP)

Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Institute for Medical Data Science, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

Gernot Rohde (G)

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Medical Clinic I, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

Margarete Scherer (M)

Center for Internal Medicine, Medical Department 2 (Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Diseases), Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Kristin Tausche (K)

Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

Johannes J Tebbe (JJ)

Department of Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Klinikum Lippe, Lippe, Germany.

Jörg Janne Vehreschild (JJ)

Center for Internal Medicine, Medical Department 2 (Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Diseases), Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Florian Voit (F)

Department of Internal Medicine II, School of Medicine, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

Patricia Wagner (P)

Department I of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Martin Weigl (M)

Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.

Christina Lemhöfer (C)

Institute of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Jena University Hospital/Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany.

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