{"id":37792,"date":"2022-12-22T09:26:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T09:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=37792"},"modified":"2022-12-22T09:26:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T09:26:10","slug":"research-me-cfs-pem-found-in-many-with-long-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/research-me-cfs-pem-found-in-many-with-long-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Research: ME\/CFS & PEM found in many with Long COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"

ME\/CFS and Post-Exertional Malaise among patients with long COVID<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Prof Leonard Jason and Joseph Dorri found 58% of 465 long COVID patients met the criteria for ME\/CFS, confirming the findings of previous research.<\/h3>\n

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\"\"Research abstract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This study sought to ascertain the prevalence of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis\/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME\/CFS) among a sample of\u00a0465 patients with Long COVID.<\/p>\n

The participants completed three\u00a0questionnaires:<\/p>\n

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  1. a new questionnaire measuring both the frequency and severity of 38 common symptoms of COVID and Long COVID,<\/li>\n
  2. a validated short form questionnaire assessing ME\/CFS, and<\/li>\n
  3. a validated questionnaire measuring post-exertional malaise.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The population was predominantly white, female, and living in North America. The mean duration since the onset of COVID-19 symptoms was 70.5 weeks.<\/p>\n

    Among the\u00a0465 participants, 58% met a ME\/CFS case definition. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Of respondents who reported that they had ME\/CFS only 70.57% met criteria for ME\/CFS and of those who did not report they had ME\/CFS, 29.43% nevertheless did meet criteria for the disease: both over-diagnosis and under-diagnosis were evident on self-report.<\/p>\n

    “it is not sufficient to just ask patients whether or not they have ME\/CFS, as most have no idea of what symptoms are in the established ME\/CFS case definitions”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    This study supports prior findings that ME\/CFS occurs with high prevalence among those who have persistent COVID-19 symptoms.<\/p>\n

    Excerpt from Discussion:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Those COVID-19 patients who meet ME\/CFS criteria were more symptomatic on all COVID-19 symptoms. It is a tautology to show that ME\/CFS symptoms were more common in people diagnosed with ME\/CFS, but more importantly, it is interesting that some Long COVID symptoms (e.g., loss of or change in smell and\/or taste) also were more frequent and severe in people who met diagnostic criteria for ME\/CFS.<\/p>\n

    ME\/CFS and Post-Exertional Malaise among Patients with Long COVID<\/a>, by Leonard A Jason, Joseph A Dorri in<\/span> Neurology International\u00a0<\/em>Vol 15, #1, pp 1-11, 20 December 2022 [10.3390\/neurolint15010001 ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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