Establishment of a Collaborative System for Long COVID Brain Fog Using a Questionnaire and Scoring
10.14442/generalist.47.120
- VernacularTitle:Long COVIDのbrain fog診療～質問票作成とスコアリングによる実態把握と他科との連携～
- Author:
Rie ONO
;
Shin TAKAYAMA
;
Taizen NAKASE
;
Akiko KIKUCHI
;
Ryutaro ARITA
;
Michiaki ABE
;
Takeshi KANNNO
;
Ko ONODERA
;
Minoru OSAWA
;
Kota ISHIZAWA
;
Natsumi SAITO
;
Tadashi ISHII
- Keywords:
brain fog;
long COVID;
questionnaire;
collaborative system;
screening
- From:An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association
2024;47(3):120-123
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
"Brain fog" is a symptom of long COVID. Brain fog is suspected to be a neurocognitive dysfunction; however, the underlying pathology remains to be elucidated. To provide better medical care for patients with "brain fog", we collaborated with a hospital outpatient department that specializes in the assessment and treatment of cognitive impairment. For the establishment of the collaborative system, we devised a questionnaire for "brain fog" based on medical reports, internet resources, and clinical experiments to be used as a screening tool. The questionnaire was used to calculate a "brain fog score" (BFS). A BFS of more than 5 points was established as the criterion for patient referral. The present retrospective evaluation suggests that BFS is useful for predicting prognosis and prioritizing patients within limited outpatient appointment slots.
