The body of evidence on long Covid “suggests the need to reframe our thinking about Sars-CoV-2”, according to the study’s lead researcher.People who have survived the acute stage of Covid-19 have a higher chance of experiencing mental health issues within a year, a study by Washington University suggests.
The researchers analysed the anonymous medical records of nearly 154,000 Covid-19 patients who had survived and were in the US Veterans Health Administration system from March 2020 to January 2021. None of the study participants had been diagnosed with or treated for a mental health condition in the two years before the start of the follow-up analysis.
Many of the Covid-19 patients also had “brain fog”, or neurocognitive decline. The study suggested they were 80 per cent more likely to experience neurocognitive decline, with symptoms such as forgetfulness, confusion and a lack of focus. To better understand the link between Covid-19 and mental health problems, the researchers also compared the medical records of people who had been infected with seasonal influenza from October 2017 to February 2020.
The study has limitations – most participants were older white men, and few were vaccinated since vaccines were not widely available at the time of enrolment. The researchers also noted that people with Covid-19 may get more medical attention than they otherwise would and would be more likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness.
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