Prolonged Fatigue and Mental Health Challenges in Critical COVID-19 Survivors.

The aim of this study was to investigate the development of fatigue and mental illness between 3 and 12 months after critical COVID-19 and explore risk factors for long-lasting symptoms. A prospective, multicenter COVID-19 study in southern Sweden, including adult patients (≥18 years) with rtPCR-confirmed COVID-19 requiring intensive care. Survivors were invited to a follow-up at 3 and 12 months, where patient-reported symptoms were assessed using the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist version 5 (PCL-5).