ArticleInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2022
Persistent symptoms, quality of life, and risk factors in long COVID: a cross-sectional study of hospitalized patients in Brazil.
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- Health-related quality of life in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of EQ-5D studies.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Pooled it
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- Symptoms and Risk Factors for Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Care.Journal of medical virology · 2025Article
- Clinical Evaluation of COVID-19 Survivors at a Public Multidisciplinary Health Clinic.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Psychological factors associated with Long COVID: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Managing long COVID symptoms and accessing health services in Brazil: A grounded theory analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Next-generation sequencing of host genetics risk factors associated with COVID-19 severity and long-COVID in Colombian population.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Long-Term Quality of Life after COVID-19 Infection: Cross-Sectional Study of Health Care Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Post-COVID-19 patients suffer from chemosensory, trigeminal, and salivary dysfunctions.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Risk and protective factors for Long COVID in Brazilian adults (CUME Study).Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with self-reported post-acute neuropsychological symptoms within six months of follow-up.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesCOVID-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.
methodsSurviving 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.
resultsOf 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.
conclusionLong-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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