An analysis of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic has revealed that the ongoing decline in their cognitive abilities is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points
The cognitive abilities of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic remain lower than expected, even years later, and there is some evidence that this is forcing them to change jobs.
“What we found is that the average cognitive deficit was equivalent to 10 IQ points, based on what would be expected for their age, et cetera,” says His team looked at 475 people in the UK who had been hospitalised with covid-19 and discharged before 31 March 2021All had completed psychiatric and cognitive assessments six months after their discharge from hospital as part of another study.
Why so many people’s symptoms grew worse isn’t clear, but the team did find that those with more severe symptoms in the initial tests were more likely to see them intensify over time. Taquet says one participant said it was hard to be short of breath for three years and not experience depression.The team also found that more than a quarter of participants had changed their occupation since being hospitalised, with half of those who changed occupation saying they did so due to poor health.
He acknowledges that the study has some major limitations. Only a fifth of those invited to take part did so, so it isn’t clear how representative the study is. As the participants weren’t tested before being hospitalised, there is also no baseline to compare to, says team member, also at the University of Oxford.
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