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Proposed integrative model for post-COVID symptoms
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To propose an integrative model for post-COVID symptoms by considering the absence/presence of previous symptomatology. METHODS: We searched different databases for original articles and reviews on post-COVID symptoms. RESULTS: The first consideration is to define which symptoms...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Diabetes India. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8168334/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34186367 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.05.032 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To propose an integrative model for post-COVID symptoms by considering the absence/presence of previous symptomatology. METHODS: We searched different databases for original articles and reviews on post-COVID symptoms. RESULTS: The first consideration is to define which symptoms are of “new-onset” (symptoms never experienced by a patient before COVID-19 and experienced the first time after) and which symptoms are “exacerbated” (symptoms experienced by a patient prior to COVID-19 but aggravated later) after infection. The second consideration includes defining “persistent” (symptoms experienced at the acute phase and continuing after without remission period) and “delayed-onset” (symptoms not experienced at the acute phase of the infection but appearing after a “latency period”). This model integrates predisposing individual factors, biological factors associated to the severity of disease, hospitalization/treatment factors, and outbreak surrounding factors which may promote post-COVID. CONCLUSION: Since current literature on post-COVID is heterogeneous, this integrative model could help to a better characterization of long-COVID. |
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