Gonzalez-Aumatell Alba, Bovo Maria Victoria, Carreras-Abad Clara, Cuso-Perez Sara, Domènech Marsal Èlia, Coll-Fernández Roser, Goicoechea Calvo Aroia, Giralt-López Maria, Enseñat Cantallops Antonia, Moron-Lopez Sara, Martinez-Picado Javier, Sol Ventura Paula, Rodrigo Carlos, Méndez Hernández Maria
Department of Pediatrics, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, 08916 Badalona, Spain.
Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
Children (Basel). 2022 Oct 31;9(11):1677. doi: 10.3390/children9111677.
There is a lack of evidence of the health impacts due to long COVID among children and young people (CYP). The objective of this study is to determine the main clinical characteristics of long COVID in CYP and to investigate the academic, social, and health status impacts of long COVID in this population. An observational, descriptive, and longitudinal study on CYP who presented COVID-19 symptoms for more than twelve weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection was performed between December 2020 and May 2021. Fifty CYP were included, with a median age of 14.1 years, 33 (66%) were female, and 17 (34%) had a relative diagnosed with long COVID. Since the initial infection and up to the first visit, CYP had persisting symptoms for a median of 4.1 months, and for 18 (36%) CYP these symptoms persisted for more than 6 months. Fatigue (100%), neurocognitive disorders (74%), muscular weakness (74%), and headache (72%) were the most reported symptoms. A total of 9 (18%) CYP could not attend school, 17 (34%) had a reduced schedule, 33 (66%) showed a decreased school performance, and 68% had stopped extracurricular activities. This preliminary study shows the impact that long COVID has on the health, academic, and social life of CYP.
缺乏关于儿童和青少年（CYP）长期新冠健康影响的证据。本研究的目的是确定CYP长期新冠的主要临床特征，并调查长期新冠对该人群学业、社交和健康状况的影响。2020年12月至2021年5月期间，对感染SARS-CoV-2后出现新冠症状超过12周的CYP进行了一项观察性、描述性纵向研究。纳入了50名CYP，中位年龄为14.1岁，33名（66%）为女性，17名（34%）有亲属被诊断为长期新冠。从初次感染到首次就诊，CYP持续症状的中位时间为4.1个月，18名（36%）CYP的这些症状持续超过6个月。最常报告的症状为疲劳（100%）、神经认知障碍（74%）、肌肉无力（74%）和头痛（72%）。共有9名（18%）CYP无法上学，17名（34%）上课时间减少，33名（66%）学业成绩下降，68%停止了课外活动。这项初步研究显示了长期新冠对CYP健康、学业和社会生活的影响。
