Long covid can impair people as much as advanced cancers, research finds

“As well as patients reporting severe fatigue, they also report breathlessness, anxiety, depression and cognitive dysfunction,” the study found. File picture: iStock

Long covid can impair people as seriously as Parkinson’s disease, strokes or advanced cancers, research from UK universities and hospitals has found.

The study identified “striking levels of functional impairment” driven by fatique among long covid patients referred for specialist rehabilitation. “Functional impairment was worse than in patients who had a stroke,” the study states.