Persistent Somatic Symptom Burden and Sleep Disturbance in Patients with COVID-19 During Hospitalization and After Discharge: A Prospective Cohort Study

Shujie Huang; Weitao Zhuang; Dongya Wang; Lulu Zha; Xi Xu; Xiangdong Li; Qiuling Shi; Xin Shelley Wang; Guibin Qiao

doi:10.12659/MSM.930447

15 April 2021 : Clinical Research

Persistent Somatic Symptom Burden and Sleep Disturbance in Patients with COVID-19 During Hospitalization and After Discharge: A Prospective Cohort Study

Shujie Huang^12ABCDE, Weitao Zhuang^12ABDEF, Dongya Wang^34BDF, Lulu Zha^34BD, Xi Xu^34BCD, Xiangdong Li^43BF, Qiuling Shi^5CDE, Xin Shelley Wang^6CDE, Guibin Qiao^78A*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930447

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930447

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Figure 2 Changes in somatic symptom burden over time in patients with COVID-19. Median scores of for somatic symptom burdens were evaluated using the Somatic Symptom Score (SSS-8) and modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scales at 4 time points (T1, T2, T3, and T4). The baseline score for each symptom recorded at admission was the highest. A declining trend in the scores was observed throughout hospitalization and quarantine.

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