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Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition in Primary Care: A Cross Sectional Study
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge for health systems, citizens and policymakers worldwide. It is not known how many people are affected with longer term sequelae after acute COVID-19 and a wide range of prevalence estimates have been reported with a high heterogeneity between st...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8834857/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162857 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031836 |
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author | Montenegro, Patricia Moral, Irene Puy, Alicia Cordero, Esther Chantada, Noa Cuixart, Lluis Brotons, Carlos |
author_facet | Montenegro, Patricia Moral, Irene Puy, Alicia Cordero, Esther Chantada, Noa Cuixart, Lluis Brotons, Carlos |
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description | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge for health systems, citizens and policymakers worldwide. It is not known how many people are affected with longer term sequelae after acute COVID-19 and a wide range of prevalence estimates have been reported with a high heterogeneity between studies. Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of post COVID-19 conditions in a community setting. We selected a random sample of 579 individuals from three different primary health care centers and collected information on symptoms through a standardized questionnaire. Results: Our main study finding was an overall population prevalence of 14.34% (95% CI 11.58–17.46%) of post COVID-19. Only 9% of patients were hospitalized in our study. Prevalence was higher in women than men (15.63% versus 13.06%) and the most frequent persistent symptoms were fatigue (44.6%), smell impairment (27.7%) and dyspnea (24.09%). Conclusions: The prevalence of post COVID-19 condition was lower than expected according to other studies published in the literature. The prevalence was higher in women than men, and the most frequent persistent symptoms were fatigue, smell impairment, and dyspnea. |
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spelling | pubmed-88348572022-02-12 Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition in Primary Care: A Cross Sectional Study Montenegro, Patricia Moral, Irene Puy, Alicia Cordero, Esther Chantada, Noa Cuixart, Lluis Brotons, Carlos Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge for health systems, citizens and policymakers worldwide. It is not known how many people are affected with longer term sequelae after acute COVID-19 and a wide range of prevalence estimates have been reported with a high heterogeneity between studies. Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of post COVID-19 conditions in a community setting. We selected a random sample of 579 individuals from three different primary health care centers and collected information on symptoms through a standardized questionnaire. Results: Our main study finding was an overall population prevalence of 14.34% (95% CI 11.58–17.46%) of post COVID-19. Only 9% of patients were hospitalized in our study. Prevalence was higher in women than men (15.63% versus 13.06%) and the most frequent persistent symptoms were fatigue (44.6%), smell impairment (27.7%) and dyspnea (24.09%). Conclusions: The prevalence of post COVID-19 condition was lower than expected according to other studies published in the literature. The prevalence was higher in women than men, and the most frequent persistent symptoms were fatigue, smell impairment, and dyspnea. MDPI 2022-02-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8834857/ /pubmed/35162857 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031836 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Montenegro, Patricia Moral, Irene Puy, Alicia Cordero, Esther Chantada, Noa Cuixart, Lluis Brotons, Carlos Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition in Primary Care: A Cross Sectional Study |
title | Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition in Primary Care: A Cross Sectional Study |
title_full | Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition in Primary Care: A Cross Sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition in Primary Care: A Cross Sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition in Primary Care: A Cross Sectional Study |
title_short | Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition in Primary Care: A Cross Sectional Study |
title_sort | prevalence of post covid-19 condition in primary care: a cross sectional study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8834857/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162857 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031836 |
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