Symptoms and Risk Factors for Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine the occurrence and risk factors for persistent symptoms after mild to moderate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in patients who presented in primary care during the 2021 pandemic. A retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted in six public family health care units in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. A questionnaire with a set of 18 validated clinical outcomes was used to assess prolonged symptoms beyond 3 months of duration in 226 adults who had confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Binary logistic regression models were used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and risk factors for Long COVID. A total of 16 outcomes were significantly associated with Long COVID. The largest aOR were estimated for short-term memory loss, anxiety, a

SUBMITTER: Ferreira AMS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12396170 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature