COVID-19: Post-recovery long-term symptoms among patients in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After recovery from acute infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), many patients experience long-term symptoms in different body systems. The aim of the present study was to identify these symptoms, their severity, and their duration as a first step in building a system to classify post-recovery long-term symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods

An online-based cross-sectional survey was administered between September and October 2020. Data regarding the severity of post-recovery symptoms and their duration were collected using an Arabic questionnaire divided into six categories encompassing the 20 most prevalent symptoms.

Results

A total of 979 patients recovered from COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia in the study

SUBMITTER: Khodeir MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8654233 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature