Exercise tolerance, fatigue, mental health, and employment status at 5 and 12 months following COVID-19 illness in a physically trained population
Peter Ladlow, David Holdsworth, Oliver O’Sullivan, Robert Barker‐Davies, Andrew Houston, Rebecca Chamley, Kasha Rogers-Smith, Victoria Kinkaid, Adam Kedzierski, Jon Naylor, Joseph Mulae, Mark Cranley, Edward Nicol, Alexander N. Bennett
Abstract
Subjective exercise limiting symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath reduce but remain prevalent in symptomatic groups. At 12 mo, COVID-19-exposed individuals still have a reduced capacity for work at the anaerobic threshold (which best predicts sustainable intensity), despite oxygen uptake comparable to controls. The prevalence of COVID-19-exposed individuals considered "medically non-deployable" remains high at 47%.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Anaerobic exerciseMedicineLimitingPopulationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVO2 maxPhysical therapyInternal medicineEnvironmental healthDiseaseHeart rateBlood pressureOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)EngineeringVirologyMechanical engineeringLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchCOVID-19 and Mental Health