Persistent symptoms, quality of life, and risk factors in long COVID: a cross-sectional study of hospitalized patients in Brazil.
In: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, Jg. 122 (2022-09-01), S. 1044-1051
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Objectives: COVID-19 has been associated with long-term consequences to patient wellness and quality of life. Data on post-COVID-19 conditions are scarce in developing countries. This study aimed to investigate long COVID in a cohort of hospitalized patients in Brazil.
Methods: Surviving patients discharged from the hospital between July 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021 were assessed between 2 and 12 months after acute onset of COVID-19. The outcomes were the prevalence of persistent symptoms, risk factors associated with long COVID, and quality of life as assessed by the EuroQol 5D-3L questionnaire.
Results: Of 439 participants, most (84%) reported at least one long COVID symptom, at a median of 138 days (interquartile range [IQR] 90-201) after disease onset. Fatigue (63.1%), dyspnea (53.7%), arthralgia (56.1%), and depression/anxiety (55.1%) were the most prevalent symptoms. In multivariate analysis, dysgeusia (odds ratio [OR] 2.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.18-3.44, P <0.001) and intensive care unit (ICU) admission (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.19-6.56, P = 0.03) were independently associated with long COVID. Fifty percent of patients reported a worsened clinical condition and quality of life.
Conclusion: Long-term outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a low- to middle-income country were relevant. Fatigue was the most common persistent symptom. ICU admission was an independent factor associated with long COVID. Dysgeusia could be a potential predictor of long COVID.
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Persistent symptoms, quality of life, and risk factors in long COVID: a cross-sectional study of hospitalized patients in Brazil.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | de Oliveira JF ; de Ávila RE ; de Oliveira NR ; da Cunha Severino Sampaio N ; Botelho, M ; Gonçalves, FA ; Neto, CJF ; de Almeida Milagres AC ; Gomes, TCC ; Pereira, TL ; de Souza RP ; Molina, I |
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Zeitschrift: | International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, Jg. 122 (2022-09-01), S. 1044-1051 |
Veröffentlichung: | Hamilton, ON : Elsevier ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Hamilton, ON : Decker, c1996-, 2022 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1878-3511 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.07.063 |
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