Post-COVID-19 fatigue as a major health problem: a cross-sectional study from Missouri, USA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fatigue following acute viral illnesses is a major issue that complicates the clinical course of several epidemic and non-epidemic viral infections. There is a noticeably higher trend of patients with symptoms that persist after initial recovery from acute COVID-19. This study seeks to obtain more data about the prevalence of post-COVID-19 fatigue and the factors associated with higher fatigue frequency among patients who had COVID-19.

Methods

A single center cross-sectional study was performed between May 2021 and January 2022 at University Health, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. The Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) was utilized to measure post-COVID-19 fatigue. Descriptive and comparative statistics were used to describe clinical and sociodemographic features of patie

SUBMITTER: Khatib S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9013544 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature