This is what occupational therapist Gisela Lilja says, who is leading the project of following up all Scanian IVA patients, 30 people, who have recovered from the virus.

- Many of the patients are young of working age. For them, fatigue can be a difficult challenge and affect everyday life enormously, says Gisela Lilja.

Common in many IVA patients

Klara Rudling, specialist doctor in Region Skåne's covid 19 team, says that many IVA patients mention problems with fatigue even during their return visits one year after the acute disease phase.

- It is a symptom at least as common as depression or various physical difficulties in this patient group, says Klara Rudling.

Watch the video: Gisela Lilja and Klara Rudling talk about the study of the Scanian IVA patients' lives after covid-19.