One-year evaluation of people recovering from COVID-19 receiving allied primary healthcare: A nationwide prospective cohort study - 07/11/24
, Hinke M. Kruizenga e, f, Edith H.C. Cup g, Johanna G. Kalf g, Antoine F. Lenssen b, Willemijn M. Meijer h, Ângela Jornada Ben i, Johanna M. van Dongen i, j, Marian A.E. de van der Schueren c, k, Maud J.L. Graff d, g, Reinier P. Akkermans d, l, Philip J. van der Wees d, g, Thomas J. Hoogeboom dOn behalf of the Dutch Consortium Allied Healthcare COVID-19
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Highlights |
• | Health of people recovering from COVID-19 undergoing allied healthcare improves. |
• | Little to no improvement in health status occurs between 6 and 12 months. |
• | Baseline characteristics explain little of the variance in recovery over time. |
• | People still report severe impairments in their daily life at 12 months. |
• | Total allied healthcare costs make up only 3 % of total societal costs. |
Abstract |
Background |
A Dutch nationwide prospective cohort study was initiated to investigate recovery trajectories of people recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and costs of treatment by primary care allied health professionals.
Objectives |
The study described recovery trajectories over a period of 12 months and associated baseline characteristics of participants recovering from COVID-19 who visited a primary care allied health professional. It also aimed to provide insight into the associated healthcare and societal costs.
Methods |
Participants completed participant-reported standardized outcomes on participation, health-related quality of life, fatigue, physical functioning, and costs at baseline (ie, start of the treatment), 3, 6, 9 and 12 months.
Results |
A total of 1451 participants (64 % women, 76 % mild/moderate severity) with a mean (SD) age of 49 (12) years were included. Linear mixed models showed significant and clinically relevant improvements over time in all outcome measures between baseline and 12 months. Between 6 and 12 months, we found significant but not clinically relevant improvements in most outcome measures. Having a worse baseline score was the only baseline factor that was consistently associated with greater improvement over time on that outcome. Total allied healthcare costs (mean €1921; SEM €48) made up about 3% of total societal costs (mean €64,584; SEM €3149) for the average participant in the cohort.
Conclusions |
The health status of participants recovering from COVID-19 who visited an allied health professional improved significantly over a 12-month follow-up period, but nearly the improvement occurred between baseline and 6 months. Most participants still reported severe impairments in their daily lives, and generated substantial societal costs. These issues, combined with the fact that baseline characteristics explained little of the variance in recovery over time, underscore the importance of continued attention for the management of people recovering from COVID-19.
Trial registration |
clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04735744)
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : COVID-19, Delivery of health care, Daily life activities, Quality of life
Abbreviations : BMI, COVID-19, EQ-5D-5L, EQ-VAS, FSS, HRQoL, ICU, iMTA, MICE, PMM, PROMIS-PF-10b, SARS-CoV-2, USER-P
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