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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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dc.contributor.authorJagadesh, S.
dc.contributor.authorSevalie, S.
dc.contributor.authorFatoma, R.
dc.contributor.authorSesay, F.
dc.contributor.authorSahr, F.
dc.contributor.authorFaragher, B.
dc.contributor.authorSemple, M.G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-21T13:12:17Z
dc.date.available2020-06-21T13:12:17Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentOndokuz Mayıs Üniversitesien_US
dc.department-temp[Jagadesh] Soushieta, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom; [Sevalie] Stephen S., Military Hospital, Sierra Leone; [Fatoma] Richard, Military Hospital, Sierra Leone; [Sesay] Foday Robert, Military Hospital, Sierra Leone; [Sahr] Foday, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom; [Faragher] Brian E., Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom; [Semple] Malcolm Gracie, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom; [Fletcher] Tom E., Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Samsun, Turkey; [Weigel] Ralf, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom; [Scott] Janet T., University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdomen_US
dc.description.abstractEbola survivors (21/27 [77.8%]) suffered more disability than their close contacts (6/54 [11.1%]) (adjusted odds ratio, 23.5 [95% confidence interval, 6.5-85.7]; P > .001) when measured by the Washington Group Disability Extended Questionnaire. Major limitations in vision, mobility, cognition, and affect were observed in survivors 1 year following the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak, highlighting the need for long-term rehabilitation.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/cid/cix705
dc.identifier.endpage133en_US
dc.identifier.issn1058-4838
dc.identifier.issn1537-6591
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid29020205
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dc.identifier.startpage131en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix705
dc.identifier.volume66en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000419648300021
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Infectious Diseasesen_US
dc.relation.journalClinical Infectious Diseasesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectDisabilityen_US
dc.subjectEbola Survivorsen_US
dc.subjectEVD Convalescenceen_US
dc.subjectPostinfection Disabilityen_US
dc.subjectWashington Group Disability Questionnaireen_US
dc.titleDisability Among Ebola Survivors and Their Close Contacts in Sierra Leone: A Retrospective Case-Controlled Cohort Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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