The Physical Condition and Mental Health of Chinese College Students 3 Months After COVID-19 Recovery

• Published in: American journal of lifestyle medicine 2024-11, p.15598276241303692
• Main Authors: Wu, Yue-Yang, Wang, Na, Tang, Qian, Shen, Wen-Bin, Xiao, Wei, Li, Jian-Wei, Huang, Fen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Original
• ISSN: 1559-8276; 1559-8284; 1559-8284
• DOI: 10.1177/15598276241303692

The study was to evaluate the physical condition and mental health of Chinese college student COVID-19 survivors, and to perform severity clustering of physical symptoms. The study finally included 1912 Chinese college students. A total of 33 symptoms including general physical symptoms, cardiopulmonary system, digestive system, neurological system, mental health and other symptoms were investigated three months after recovery from COVID-19, and these symptoms are identified using latent class analysis. Three clusters were identified through latent class analysis: 13.2% with severe impairment (cluster 1), 27.2% with mild physical symptoms (cluster 2), and 59.5% with no or mild symptoms (cluster 3). The students who smoked, drank alcohol, did not exercise, or had a history of underlying medical conditions were more likely to have moderate to severe symptoms. Young COVID-19 survivors with a history of underlying diseases and unhealthy habits are more likely to have moderate to severe COVID-19 sequelae. Varying degrees of symptoms should be treated with different rehabilitation plans.