Initial survey findings show the long road to recovery for people who have faced COVID at home witho13 Sep 2020 00:53
New survey findings show that people recovering from mild-moderate COVID are struggling for weeks with symptoms, raising concerns that there is not adequate support for people who have not been in hospital with the illness.
The ongoing survey is being run by Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, through their post-COVID HUB, which they set up, alongside a helpline and WhatsApp service, to support anyone left with breathing difficulties after COVID.
· When asked what symptoms most affect them, the top five were: breathing problems (90%), extreme tiredness (64%), sleep problems (22%), cough (22%) and changes in mood, or anxiety or depression (22%). The majority of people had not experienced these symptoms before having COVID.
· Of those, 83% are struggling with breathing problems, 85% from extreme fatigue and 75% with sleep problems for over 4 weeks.
Source: https://www.asthma.org.uk/about/media/news/post-covid-abandoned/