UTRECHT (ANP) – About 20 to 37 percent of the patients who contracted a corona infection during the first and second wave, had long-term complaints. This is the conclusion of the Nivel health institute after research.
The institute examined more than 10,000 patient records and questioned people who visited their GP because of corona. The so-called post-Covid syndrome (PCS) is a condition about which there is still little clarity. “There are many reports of people who are still at home for months after a corona infection. The consequences of the corona pandemic therefore seem to have a significant impact on society,” Nivel said.
A generally accepted definition of long-term Covid does not yet exist. Nivel used different definitions for its research, looking at the complaints that patients themselves reported, the patient data after a visit to the GP, the number of consultations and the amount of complaints.
People with long-term Covid have various complaints such as fatigue, headache, shortness of breath, forgetfulness, loss of sense of smell or depression.
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