Affiliation:
1. Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
2. Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Abstract
Abstract
COVID-19 survivors complained of the experience of cognitive impairments, which also called “brain fog” even recovered. The study aimed to describe long-term cognitive change and determine psychosocial factors in COVID-19 survivors. A cross-sectional study was recruited 285 participants from February 2020 to April 2020 in 17 hospitals in Sichuan Province. Cognitive function, variables indicative of the virus infection itself, and psychosocial variables were collected by telephone interview. Univariate logistic regression and Lasso logistic regression models were used for variable selection which plugged into a multiple logistics model. Overall prevalence of moderate or severe cognitive impairment was 6.3%. Logistic regression showed that sex, religion, smoking status, occupation, self-perceived severity of illness, sleep quality, perceived mental distress after COVID-19, perceived discrimination from relatives and friends, and suffered abuse were associated with cognitive impairment. The long-term consequences of cognitive function are related to multiple domains, in which psychosocial factors should be taken into consideration.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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