Publication date: Jun 01, 2025
To assess the prevalence and characteristics of the post-COVID syndrome and its effect on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of COVID-19-recovered patients with SARD. This cross-sectional study included patients over 18 years old with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) in addition to sex- and age-matched controls without SARDs who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Sociodemographic variables and clinical data related to the infection and its severity were collected using EuroQol-5 dimensions-5 levels (EQ-5D-5L) and EuroQol-visual analogue scales (EQ-VAS). We included 58 patients with SARD and 116 controls. Post-COVID syndrome was observed in 39 (67. 2%) of SARD patients and 86. 2% of the controls (p
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| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | IDO | quality |
| disease | MESH | Rheumatic Diseases |
| disease | MESH | Syndrome |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | MESH | infection |
| disease | MESH | Long Covid |
| disease | MESH | Autoimmune Diseases |