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ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2023

Profile of long COVID symptoms needing rehabilitation: a cross-sectional household survey of 12,925 SARS-CoV-2 cases between July and December 2021 in Bangladesh.

Md Feroz Kabir, Khin Nyein Yin, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Fatimah Binti Ahmedy, Sharmila Jahan, Md Waliul Islam, Iqbal Kabir Jahid, Manoj Sivan, Sonjit Kumar Chakrovorty, K M Amran Hossain

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Md Feroz KabirFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia.
Khin Nyein YinFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia. khinnyeinyin@ums.edu.my.
Mohammad Saffree JeffreeFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia.
Fatimah Binti AhmedyFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia.
Sharmila JahanDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore, Bangladesh.
Md Waliul IslamDepartment of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Iqbal Kabir JahidDepartment of Microbiology, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore, Bangladesh.
Manoj SivanLeeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Sonjit Kumar ChakrovortyDepartment of Microbiology, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore, Bangladesh.
K M Amran HossainDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore, Bangladesh.
Universiti of Malaysia Sabah · MYCentre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed · BDNIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimsIt is important to determine the profile of long COVID (LC) symptoms within the scope of rehabilitation in Bangladesh. This study's objective was to estimate the newly experienced long COVID symptoms needing rehabilitation by determining the prevalence and spectrum of impairments due to LC in Bangladesh.

methodsA Cross-sectional household survey of 12,925 COVID-19 patients confirmed by RT-PCR from 24 testing facilities in Bangladesh. LC was diagnosed according to WHO working group definition. COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRS) was used to determine the symptom responses, symptom severity, new long COVID symptoms, and scope of rehabilitation.

resultsThe population proportion of LC symptoms requiring rehabilitation interventions are 0.22 [95% CI, 0.20-0.24] in Bangladeshi people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. Among them, 0.08 [95% CI, 0.07-0.09] had mild, 0.07 [95% CI, 0.06-0.09] had moderate, and 0.05 [95% CI, 0.04-0.06] had severe long COVID symptoms (LCS). There was a significant positive correlation between LCS and functional disabilities (r = 0.889, p < 0.001), while a negative correlation was observed between the severity of symptoms and overall health (r=-0.658, p < 0.001). In comparison to the pre-COVID status, 17 new LCS were observed and the increase in the scope of rehabilitation intervention among LCS ranged between 0.01 [95% CI, 0.001-0.01] and 0.21 [95% CI, 0.19-0.22]. In Bangladesh, 59% (n = 334) of the LC cases are out of reach for any rehabilitation interventions.

conclusionNearly one-fourth of Bangladeshi Post-COVID-19 have long COVID (LC). Seventeen symptoms (LCS) were observed and more than half of the populations having long COVID are out of reach of any rehabilitation facilities.

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BangladeshC19-YRSEpidemiologyLong COVIDRehabilitation

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