Post-COVID pain and quality of life in COVID-19 patients: protocol for a meta-analysis and systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

During the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 10%-35% of COVID-19 infected patients experience post-COVID sequela. Among these sequelae, pain symptoms should not be neglected. In addition, the sequelae of COVID-19 also decrease the quality of life of these populations. However, meta-analyses that systematically evaluated post-COVID pain are sparse.

Methods and analysis

A comprehensive screening will be performed by searching MEDLINE and Embase without language restriction from inception to August 2021. Cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional studies and case series will be included. Case report and interventional studies will be excluded. Studies with less than 20 participants will be also excluded. We aim to investigate the prevalence of pain-relate

SUBMITTER: Miao M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297001 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature