Wednesday, June 7, 2023
  • Login
The South First
  • Home
  • States
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka
    • Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu
    • Telangana
  • Politics
    • Behind the News
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Health
  • Videos
  • Karnataka Elections 2023
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • States
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka
    • Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu
    • Telangana
  • Politics
    • Behind the News
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Health
  • Videos
  • Karnataka Elections 2023
No Result
View All Result
The South First
No Result
View All Result

Home » PTI » Symptoms of long Covid can change over time in children, young people: Lancet study

Symptoms of long Covid can change over time in children, young people: Lancet study

Researchers examined data from 5,086 children, 2,909 of whom had tested positive for Covid-19, and 2,177 who hadn't.

PTIbyPTI
Published:05/12/2022 3:53 pm
A A
Symptoms of long Covid can change over time in children, young people. Representational Image. (Creative Commons)

Studies showed complications arising from the use of drugs that were used to treat Covid. Representational Image. (Creative Commons)

Symptoms of long Covid experienced by children and young people may change over time, according to the largest study of its kind published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe.

Researchers asked children aged 11 to 17 about their health six months and 12 months after taking a PCR test between September 2020 and March 2021. They also asked them to recall their symptoms at the time of taking the test.

None of the children initially invited to participate in the study had been hospitalised.

The researchers examined data from 5,086 children, 2,909 of whom tested positive for Covid-19, and 2,177 of whom tested negative.

They asked the children and young people what they had experienced from a list of 21 symptoms, including shortness of breath and tiredness, as well as using validated scales to assess the quality of life, mental health, well-being and fatigue.

The team found that, at the time of testing, health issues were more common in children and young people who had tested positive for the virus compared to those who tested negative, as well as six months and 12 months post PCR test.

For example, among the test positives, 10.9 per cent reported fatigue at all three time points while among test-negatives only 1.2 percent reported fatigue at all three time points.

They also noted that the symptoms experienced changed over the course of a year. And while some of the children’s original symptoms declined, new symptoms were reported.

This was also the case when researchers looked at scales measuring the poor quality of life, experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties, poor well-being and fatigue.

Exclusive: Indian Covid-19 vaccine trials did not monitor menstrual changes

Symptoms of long Covid change over time

The researchers found that the symptoms of long Covid experienced by children and young people change over time and that clinicians should be aware of this.

“Our research goes one step further than existing studies and indicates that researchers need to track individual trajectories using repeated measurement on the same children and young people over time,” said study corresponding author Snehal Pinto Pereira from University College London Hospitals (UCLH), UK.

“Simply reporting repeated cross-sectional prevalences — or snapshots — of symptoms over time may obscure important information about long Covid in young people that have clinical relevance,” Pereira said.

The study will continue to analyse survey results from participants for up to two years after the initial PCR test.

The authors acknowledged some limitations to the study.

Also read: Consumer sues Vijaya Diagnostic for erroneous report

The symptoms reported by participants at the time of testing are subject to recall bias as they were reported at the time of first contact with the study — at either three months or six months post-test.

However, six-month and 12-month symptoms were reported at the time they were being experienced, the researchers added.

(Disclaimer: Only the headline, subheads, and intro of this report along with the photos may have been reworked by South First. The rest of the content is from a syndicated feed)

Recommended For You

Is rice good for diabetics?
Health

Great news for diabetics! You may not need to stay away from rice, suggests this Kerala study

June 7, 2023
Kerala train fire
PTI

Another train arson: Passenger in custody for trying to start fire in moving train in Kerala

June 6, 2023
NFHS-6 survey is due to begin in July 2023. (Supplied)
Health

Disability rights activists outraged as NFHS-6 drops disability-related questions from its survey

June 6, 2023
Minister Harish Rao acknowledged the crucial role ASHAs and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) played in delivering quality medical services to people at the grassroots level. (Supplied)
Health

Telangana government to provide maternity leave with pay for ASHA workers

June 5, 2023
The commission finds it implausible that an anaphylactic reaction would cause such traumatic hemorrhage. (Creative Common)
Health

Bengaluru hospital told to pay ₹1.6 crore compensation to family for death of patient during C-section surgery

June 5, 2023
Drug ban India
Health

India cites therapeutic irrelevance and risks to ban 14 fixed-dose combination medicines used for cough, fever, and infections

June 5, 2023

Top Stories

JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda not cheerful about the ongoing efforts to forge the anti-BJP front, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. (Supplied)

‘Show me one party not associated with BJP,’ says ex-PM HD Deve Gowda in first hint at JD(S)-BJP alliance

June 7, 2023
Is rice good for diabetics?

Great news for diabetics! You may not need to stay away from rice, suggests this Kerala study

June 7, 2023
Karnataka Electricity Bill

Approved by BJP in March, implemented by Congress in June: Electricity to cost more in Karnataka

June 6, 2023

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Sign Up For Our Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list to receive daily updates direct to your inbox.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Like and Follow

Follow @TheSouthfirst

Latest

JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda not cheerful about the ongoing efforts to forge the anti-BJP front, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. (Supplied)

‘Show me one party not associated with BJP,’ says ex-PM HD Deve Gowda in first hint at JD(S)-BJP alliance

June 7, 2023
Football lovers, including Manjappada, slam Kerala Blasters for shutting women's team after men's squad fined by AIFF

‘#FootballHasNoGender,’ says Manjappada as Kerala Blasters is slammed for scrapping its women’s team to pay AIFF fine

June 7, 2023
Is rice good for diabetics?

Great news for diabetics! You may not need to stay away from rice, suggests this Kerala study

June 7, 2023
The South First

CATEGORIES

  • News
  • Opinion & Analysis
  • Entertainment & Culture
  • Featured
  • Health & Wellness
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • Kerala
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Telangana

PAGES

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

© 2023 The South First

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • States
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka
    • Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu
    • Telangana
  • Politics
    • Behind the News
  • Entertainment & Culture
  • Opinion & Analysis
  • Health & Wellness
  • Karnataka Elections 2023
  • Dakshin Dialogues
  • Videos

© 2023 The South First

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our