COVID-19 among young adults in Sweden: self-reported long-term symptoms and associated factors
| العنوان: | COVID-19 among young adults in Sweden: self-reported long-term symptoms and associated factors |
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| المؤلفون: | Alexandra Lövquist, Niklas Andersson, Anna Bergström, Erik Melén, André Lauber, Sandra Ekström, Antonios Georgelis, Inger Kull |
| المصدر: | Scandinavian Journal of Public Health |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, smoking, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Environmental health, Medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Young adult, Pandemics, Sweden, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, COVID-19, General Medicine, Original Articles, smokeless tobacco, Term (time), Lifestyle factors, Smokeless tobacco, Self Report, business |
| الوصف: | Aims: The main aim of the study was to describe self-reported symptoms of COVID-19 and examine if long-term symptoms are associated with lifestyle factors or common chronic diseases among Swedish young adults. A secondary aim was to compare the prevalence of smoking and snuff use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study population includes 1644 participants aged 23–26 years from the Swedish population-based birth cohort BAMSE. From August to November 2020, the participants answered a web questionnaire on COVID-19 symptoms, lifestyle and health. Information on tobacco use was compared against the previous study follow-up in 2016–2019. Results: The prevalence of suspected COVID-19 symptoms was 45.3% ( n=742), and 80 of these (10.8%) reported long-term symptoms (⩾4 weeks). There was no significant difference in sociodemographic or lifestyle factors in relation to the duration of suspected COVID-19 symptoms. Rhinitis, migraine and lower self-rated health before the pandemic was more common among participants with long-term symptoms. In addition, there was a tendency for higher prevalences of asthma, chronic bronchitis and depression in this group. The prevalence of smoking decreased from 18.9% before the pandemic to 14.7% during the pandemic, while snuff use increased from 12.7% to 22.4% ( PConclusions: Almost half of Swedish young adults have had symptoms of suspected COVID-19 from February up to August 2020. Among these, one out of 10 have had long-term symptoms for at least 4 weeks. Long-term symptoms of suspected COVID-19 were associated with several common chronic conditions. Smoking may have decreased during the pandemic, while snuff use may have increased. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1651-1905 1403-4948 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a16fe5b4593bea847f5c1c1e70317a16 http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8808012 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....a16fe5b4593bea847f5c1c1e70317a16 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16511905 14034948 |
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