Long-term cognitive outcomes after mild COVID-19, critical COVID-19, and non-COVID critical illness: a prospective cohort comparison - PubMed
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- #Critical illness outcomes
- #Post-COVID cognitive impairment
- #Long-term COVID effects
- Long-term cognitive impairment occurs in post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) patients and ICU survivors, regardless of acute disease severity.
- Overall cognition was similar between mild COVID-19 patients and ICU groups (COVID-19 and non-COVID-19).
- Mild COVID-19 patients reported higher cognitive fatigue, lower memory satisfaction, higher anxiety (59%) and depression (38%), and reduced mental health-related quality of life compared to ICU groups.
- The study compared PCC patients after mild COVID-19, ICU-treated COVID-19 patients, and non-COVID-19 ICU patients, all assessed ≥12 weeks post-onset.
- It highlights that mild COVID-19 can lead to greater long-term psychological distress despite comparable cognitive performance with ICU survivors.