Seven Domains of Persisting Problems after Hospital-treated Covid-19 Indicate a Need For a Multiprofessional Rehabilitation Approach.

The study was conducted in one Swedish health care region during the first pandemic wave, so results may not apply to other countries, later pandemic periods, or patients who received different post-discharge rehabilitation. Symptoms and activity/participation limitations were self-reported by telephone interview, so they may be over- or under-estimated. Premorbid function and medical details were taken from medical records only, not from direct baseline assessment. Seven interviews were excluded from the statistical analysis because of inconsistent responses or missing data. The work/study item was not applicable for many patients, primarily those of retirement age, so return-to-work findings are limited. The factor analysis was exploratory, and three symptoms did not fit the seven domains. The paper reports symptoms and screening needs; it does not report outcomes of a rehabilitation intervention.

Do not read the 66% figure as the proportion of all hospitalized survivors who were considered to have rehabilitation needs. It comes from the subgroup of 185 patients already clinically evaluated as having concerning residual symptoms.