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- Title
GRAVIDADE DOS SINTOMAS DA COVID-19 E QUALIDADE DE VIDA NA COVID LONGA: QUAL A RELAÇÃO EM ADULTOS E IDOSOS?
- Authors
Silva de Moraes, Tais Nayara; Lopes da Silva, Lorena Caroline; Alves Cardoso, Gilmar Junio; Garcia Aguiar, Jhully Souza; Schiavinato Baldan, Cristiano; Pedro Fonseca, Daniela Rosana; Yumi Matsunaga, Natasha
- Abstract
To evaluate the relationship between the severity of Covid-19 symptoms and quality of life adults and elderly with Long Covid in. This is a cross-sectional, prospective and multicenter study, carried out with individuals aged over 18 years with Long Covid, of both gender, followed at the Clinic School of Universidade Paulista - UNIP. Informations such as personal data, clinical history of Covid-19, and disease management in relation to used of oxygen therapy, non-invasive (NIV) and invasive mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy was collected. SF36 questionnaire version Brazilian was aplied to assess quality of life . Adults and elderly people who were hospitalized had a worse quality of life in functional capacity, vitality and mental health domains. Furthermore, those who used oxygen therapy, intubation and tracheostomy, had worse mental health. The individuals who used NIV had worse scores in domain capacity works. It is concluded that adults and elderly people with Long Covid had a worse quality of life in the long term, especially in those with more severe symptoms of Covid-19, that is, those who required hospitalization, oxygen therapy, invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy.
- Publication
Arquivos de Ciências da Saúde da UNIPAR, 2024, Vol 28, Issue 1, p365
- ISSN
1415-076X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25110/arqsaude.v28i1.2024-10771