A new study reveals that the death of a loved one, financial or food poverty, or the development of a new disability were some of the best indicators of whether a patient hospitalised for Covid-19 will suffer signs of long Covid a year later.<br /><br />Led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the study found that adult patients with such "major life stressors" -- present in more than 50% of those followed -- were at least twice as likely to struggle with depression, brain fog, fatigue, sleep problems, and other long-term Covid-19 symptoms, say the study authors.<br /><br />Published online this week in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences, the analysis also confirmed the contribution of traditional factors to greater long Covid risk as shown by past studies -- older age, disability level to start with, and a more severe initial case of Covid-19.
