Longer-term mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with severe mental illness: retrospective case-matched study.
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Publication Date
2021-11Journal Title
BJPsych Open
ISSN
2056-4724
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Volume
7
Issue
6
Pages
e201
Language
eng
Type
Article
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VoR
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Chen, S., Fernandez-Egea, E., Jones, P., Lewis, J. R., & Cardinal, R. (2021). Longer-term mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with severe mental illness: retrospective case-matched study.. BJPsych Open, 7 (6), e201. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1046
Abstract
Persisting symptoms and dysfunction after SARS-CoV-2 infection have frequently been observed. However, information on the aftermath of COVID-19 is inadequate. We followed up people with severe mental illness (SMI) infected with SARS-CoV-2, and evaluated their longer-term mortality, using data from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, UK. We examined the time course and duration of mortality risk from the point of diagnosis. After SARS-CoV-2 infection, people with SMI had a substantially higher risk of death (hazard ratio (HR) = 5.16, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.56-17.03; P = 0.007) during the first 28 days and during the following 28-60 days (HR = 2.96, 95% CI 1.21-7.26; P = 0.018) than those without infection, but after 60 days the additional risk of death was no longer significant (HR = 2.33, 95% CI 0.83-6.53; P = 0.107).
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2 infection, Severe mental illness, mortality, retrospective case-matched
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Medical Research Council (MC_PC_17213)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1046
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