Quality of Life and Fatigue Symptoms of Post-Covid-19 Patients in Paraíso do Tocantins
Lukas Oliveira Coelho
University of Gurupi (UnirG), Campus Paraíso do Tocantins, Brazil.
Gabriel Rodrigues Brito
University of Gurupi (UnirG), Campus Paraíso do Tocantins, Brazil.
Lorenzo Barbosa França de Moraes
University of Gurupi (UnirG), Campus Paraíso do Tocantins, Brazil.
Matheus de Lima Botelho
University of Gurupi (UnirG), Campus Paraíso do Tocantins, Brazil.
Maria Eduarda Sousa Queiroz
University of Gurupi (UnirG), Campus Paraíso do Tocantins, Brazil.
Maria Vitória santos Assunção Costa
University of Gurupi (UnirG), Campus Paraíso do Tocantins, Brazil.
Igor Fonseca dos Santos
Gurupi University, Paraíso do Tocantins, TO, Brazil.
Aline Almeida Barbaresco D’Alessandro
Gurupi University, Paraíso do Tocantins, TO, Brazil.
Warly Neves de Araujo
Gurupi UnirG University, Brazil.
Walmirton Bezerra D’Alessandro *
Gurupi University, Paraíso do Tocantins, TO, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction: The long-term problems caused by COVID-19 are still unclear. The quality of life of patients may be in evidence even several months after infection. OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of life and fatigue symptoms of post-covid-19 patients in paraíso do Tocantins. Main outcomes: Health-related quality of life assessed using the EQ-5D-5L and CFQ-11 scale.
Materials and Methods: This study has a quantitative and qualitative character, collecting data records of people affected by the symptoms of fatigue in the post-covid and describing the quality of life they are having with this problem. The field research, exploratory study, and a data collection was done through 2 questionnaires, CFQ-11 and EQ-5D-5L, all questions were answered based on the individual's situation before and after cure of covid-19, characterizing changes in physical and mental states after infection.
Results: 38 people were evaluated using the qualitative tests CFQ-11 and EQ-5D-5L. 60.53% of interviewees showed signs of fatigue from the CFQ-11 scale. For the EQ-5D-5L scale 26% and 29% of participants showed signs of moderate problems of pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression, respectively. For last, the EQ-VAS scale could show that 19 people stated to have a 70-80 health score of quality-of-life post-COVID.
Conclusion: It was observed that fatigue after COVID-19 followed a trend in other similar literature, thus stressing the notoriety of the correlation between symptoms of fatigue in the post-COVID or covid-long with the worsening their quality of life. More tests need to be done to evaluate other factors that can influence the results.
Keywords: Fatigue, virus, long COVID outpatients, quality of life