Abstract:
This study was conducted to examine the effect of prolonged Covid-19 symptoms on quality of life. The current study involved 153 patients who applied to the COVID-19 follow-up clinic of a public hospital in Istanbul between March 1 and May 11, 2020, and were hospitalized with a positive diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2. These patients were followed up by telephone or face-to-face in the COVID-19 follow-up outpatient clinic four to twelve weeks after recovery and discharge. According to gender, the patients were 43.3% female, 56.7% male, and the mean age was 48.130±13,388 (Min=23; Max=75), the average number of hospital stays was 7.856±4.614 (Min=1; Max=32), white cell count, which is one of the inflammatory markers, decreased significantly at the 12th week according to the measurements of the 4th week and 8th week (p<0.05). In prolonged COVID-19, myalgia was the most frequently reported symptom in 64.9%, fatigue in 62.8%, and forgetfulness in 58.7%. Other common symptoms included anxiety (58.8%), sleep disturbance (58.7%), fear (42.3%), and irritability (51.5%), and there was a significant difference as the duration increased (p?=0.000) was associated with. When the results of the studies are evaluated, it is seen that the multisystemic and symptom burdens seen in patients with prolonged COVID-19 continue to affect the quality of life. It is further suggested that evidence-based studies be conducted to examine the causes of prolonged COVID-19 effects.
Keywords:
COVID19
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COVID19
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Life quality
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Covid19
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Symptom
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Prolonged COVID19