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This research aims to characterize fatigue presentations in a cohort of patients post-COVID-19 infection, assessing ME/CFS criteria.

February 2, 2026Sleep And BreathingOpen Access

The fatigue spectrum in a community-based long haul COVID cohort

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Long haul COVID study reports fatigue presentations in a community cohort, indicating varied clinical implications.

This research aims to characterize fatigue presentations in a cohort of patients post-COVID-19 infection, assessing ME/CFS criteria.
Analyzed clinical data from 277 long haul COVID patients presenting at a referral clinic.
Categorized patients based on fatigue complaints and ME/CFS criteria.
Compared the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses and fatigue severity scores.
73.5% of patients presented with fatigue, with an average Fatigue Severity Score of 5.33.
21.9% of those with fatigue met the ME/CFS criteria.
Elevated levels of anxiety and other psychiatric diagnoses were noted in patients with fatigue.

Carter et al. (2026) studied this question.

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