Clinical, sociodemographic and environmental factors impact post-COVID-19 syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sociodemographic and environmental factors are associated with incidence, severity, and mortality of COVID-19. However, little is known about the role of such factors in persisting symptoms among recovering patients. We designed a cohort study of hospitalized COVID-19 survivors to describe persistent symptoms and identify factors associated with post-COVID-19 syndrome.

Methods

We included patients hospitalized between March to August 2020 who were alive six months after hospitalization. We collected individual and clinical characteristics during hospitalization and at follow-up assessed ten symptoms with standardized scales, 19 yes/no symptoms, a functional status and a quality-of-life scale and performed four clinical tests. We examined individual exposure to gre

SUBMITTER: Ferreira JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9359428 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature