The Post-COVID-19 Functional Status scale: a tool to measure functional status over time after COVID-19

European Respiratory Journal, vol. 56, pp. 2001494

Abstract

An ordinal tool is proposed to measure the full spectrum of functional outcomes following COVID-19. This “Post-COVID-19 Functional Status (PCFS) scale” can be used for tracking functional status over time as well as for research purposes.https://bit.ly/3cofGaa

Authors 10

1. Frederikus Albertus Klok Aachen Dept of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

   Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · Leiden University Medical Center · University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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   Center for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany

   Dept of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands f.a.klok@LUMC.nl

   Dept of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

2. Gudula J.A.M. Boon Aachen Dept of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

   Leiden University Medical Center

   Affiliation as printed

   Dept of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

3. Stefano Barco

   Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · University Hospital Zurich

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany

   Clinic of Angiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

4. Matthias Endres

   Center for Stroke Research Berlin · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

   Dept of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

5. J.J. Miranda Geelhoed Aachen Dept of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center

   Leiden University Medical Center

   Affiliation as printed

   Dept of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

6. Samuel Knauß

   Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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   Dept of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

7. Spencer A. Rezek

   Kantonsspital Winterthur

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute of Therapies and Rehabilitation, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland

8. Martijn A. Spruit

   Maastricht University Medical Centre · Maastricht University · Ciro · Hasselt University

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   Dept of Research and Development, CIRO+, Horn, The Netherlands

   Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht, The Netherlands

   REVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium

9. Jörg Janne Vehreschild

   Goethe University Frankfurt · University of Cologne · German Center for Infection Research · University Hospital Cologne

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   Dept of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

   German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany

   University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Dept I for Internal Medicine, Cologne, Germany

   German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn–Cologne, Cologne, Germany

10. Bob Siegerink Aachen Department of Clinical Epidemiology

    Leiden University Medical Center · Center for Stroke Research Berlin · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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    Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Dept of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands