Many coronavirus IC patients are still having problems a year later

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Three-quarters of coronavirus patients who spent time on an intensive care ward are still experiencing problems a year after being discharged, according to researchers at Radboud University teaching hospital.

The main complaints are physical, but some are also suffering from memory and concentration problems, and feelings of anxiety, the researchers said. Half of them are either not yet working, or working fewer hours than they used to.

The university’s researchers looked at a representative sample of 246 IC patients who were cared for at 11 different hospitals nationwide between March and July 2020.

‘This research shows what an enormous impact being in an IC ward can have on the lives for former coronavirus patients,’ senior researcher Marieke Zegers told broadcaster NOS.

The research team plan to follow up on the progress the patients have made in further studies.

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