Disability among Ebola survivors and their close contacts in Sierra Leone: a retrospective case-controlled cohort study

Soushieta Jagadesh; Stephen Sevalie; Richard Fatoma; Foday Sesay; Foday Sahr; Brian Faragher; Malcolm G. Semple; Tom Fletcher; Ralf Weigel; Janet T. Scott

doi:10.1093/cid/cix705

Disability among Ebola survivors and their close contacts in Sierra Leone: a retrospective case-controlled cohort study

Soushieta Jagadesh, Stephen Sevalie, Richard Fatoma, Foday Sesay, Foday Sahr, Brian Faragher, Malcolm G. Semple, Tom Fletcher, Ralf Weigel, Janet T. Scott

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Abstract

Ebola survivors [21/27 (77.8%)] suffer more disability than their close contacts [6/54 (11.1%), (aOR 23.52; 95%CI 6.46-85.67; p<0.001)] when measured by Washington Group-Disability Extended Questionnaire. Major limitations in vision, mobility, cognition, and affect were observed in survivors one year following the 2014-6 Ebola outbreak, highlighting the need for long-term rehabilitation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-133
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	66
Issue number	1
Early online date	20 Aug 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix705
Publication status	Published - 6 Jan 2018

Keywords

Disability
Ebola survivors
EVD convalescence
postinfection disability
Washington Group Disability Questionnaire

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Disability among Ebola survivors and their close contacts in Sierra Leone: a retrospective case-controlled cohort study

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