This major study at the University of Glasgow seeks to understand the long-term health of people who have had COVID-19.
Estimates of the number of people suffering with long COVID vary, and we currently know very little about the condition and its long-term effects. So far, research studies indicate that the most common persistent symptoms include breathlessness and fatigue, although people have reported a number of other on-going health concerns. It is also thought that some people might initially recover but their symptoms recur later.
Led by the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with Public Health Scotland and the NHS in Scotland, and funded by the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office, the ambitious research project will seek to better understand how many people have long-term problems after COVID in Scotland, using an app that will enable people to explain how COVID-19 is still affecting their lives.
Researchers hope the study will be able to identify how many people continue to be unwell following COVID-19 in Scotland, their symptoms and how it affects their lives. Estimates of the number of people suffering with long COVID vary, and we currently know very little about the condition and its long-term effects. So far, research studies indicate that the most common persistent symptoms include breathlessness and fatigue, although people have reported a number of other on-going health concerns. It is also thought that some people might initially recover but their symptoms recur later.
The study will be led by Professor Jill Pell, Professor of Public Health at the University of Glasgow.
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