Impact of long COVID on self-reported disease activity, disability, and quality of life in individuals with inflammatory arthritis
Authors' conclusion
Long COVID may result in worsened pain, fatigue, and quality of life in people with inflammatory arthritis.
Study context
- Population
- Participants with RA, PsA, JIA or axSpA from RheumCARD, a prospective cohort of people with rheumatic disease with and without prior COVID-19
- Participants
- 59 / 165 / 59
- Exposure
- Long COVID vs no long COVID vs no prior COVID-19
- Long COVIDn = 59
- Without long COVIDn = 165reference
- Without prior COVID-19n = 59
- Outcome
- Self-reported disease activity, disability and quality of life
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Similar trends observed in long COVID vs without prior COVID-19
- Long COVID vs Without long COVID: P < 0.001
- Long COVID vs Without long COVID: P = 0.0005
- Long COVID vs Without long COVID: P = 0.0003
- Long COVID vs Without long COVID: P = 0.003
- Long COVID vs Without long COVID: P < 0.05 for comparisons
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Most common long COVID symptoms
- Fatigue
- 37.3 %
- Altered smell/taste
- 27.1 % and 25.4 %
- Difficulty breathing
- 20.3 %
- Headache
- 15.3 %
Original publication
Impact of long COVID on self-reported disease activity, disability, and quality of life in individuals with inflammatory arthritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. Published 11 February 2025. doi:10.
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