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Pain Burden in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome following Mild COVID-19 Infection
The global pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 has affected several hundred million people, and many infected people have suffered from a milder initial infection but have never fully recovered. This observational study investigates the pain burden in sufferers of post-COVID-19 syndrome after a milder initial in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8836662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35160223 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030771 |
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author | Bileviciute-Ljungar, Indre Norrefalk, Jan-Rickard Borg, Kristian |
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description | The global pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 has affected several hundred million people, and many infected people have suffered from a milder initial infection but have never fully recovered. This observational study investigates the pain burden in sufferers of post-COVID-19 syndrome after a milder initial infection. One hundred post-COVID-19 patients filled out questionnaires regarding sociodemographic data, previous comorbidities, present pharmacological treatment, pain intensity and pain localisation. Health-related quality of life, fatigue, emotional status, and insomnia were measured by validated questionnaires. Multiple post-COVID-19 symptoms, including post-exertional malaise, were evaluated by a symptom questionnaire. Among the 100 participants (mean age 44.5 years), 82% were women, 61% had higher education, and 56% were working full or part time. Nine participants reported previous pain or inflammatory conditions. Among the most painful sites were the head/face, chest, lower extremities, and migrating sites. Generalised pain was self-reported by 75 participants and was estimated in 50 participants. Diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the 2016 criteria was suspected in 40 participants. Subgroup analyses indicated that comorbidities might play a role in the development of pain. In conclusion, a major part of sufferers from post-COVID-19 syndrome develop pain, and in addition to its many disabling symptoms, there is an urgent need for pain management in post-COVID-19 syndrome. |
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spelling | pubmed-88366622022-02-12 Pain Burden in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome following Mild COVID-19 Infection Bileviciute-Ljungar, Indre Norrefalk, Jan-Rickard Borg, Kristian J Clin Med Article The global pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 has affected several hundred million people, and many infected people have suffered from a milder initial infection but have never fully recovered. This observational study investigates the pain burden in sufferers of post-COVID-19 syndrome after a milder initial infection. One hundred post-COVID-19 patients filled out questionnaires regarding sociodemographic data, previous comorbidities, present pharmacological treatment, pain intensity and pain localisation. Health-related quality of life, fatigue, emotional status, and insomnia were measured by validated questionnaires. Multiple post-COVID-19 symptoms, including post-exertional malaise, were evaluated by a symptom questionnaire. Among the 100 participants (mean age 44.5 years), 82% were women, 61% had higher education, and 56% were working full or part time. Nine participants reported previous pain or inflammatory conditions. Among the most painful sites were the head/face, chest, lower extremities, and migrating sites. Generalised pain was self-reported by 75 participants and was estimated in 50 participants. Diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the 2016 criteria was suspected in 40 participants. Subgroup analyses indicated that comorbidities might play a role in the development of pain. In conclusion, a major part of sufferers from post-COVID-19 syndrome develop pain, and in addition to its many disabling symptoms, there is an urgent need for pain management in post-COVID-19 syndrome. MDPI 2022-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8836662/ /pubmed/35160223 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030771 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 Bileviciute-Ljungar, Indre Norrefalk, Jan-Rickard Borg, Kristian Pain Burden in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome following Mild COVID-19 Infection |
title | Pain Burden in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome following Mild COVID-19 Infection |
title_full | Pain Burden in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome following Mild COVID-19 Infection |
title_fullStr | Pain Burden in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome following Mild COVID-19 Infection |
title_full_unstemmed | Pain Burden in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome following Mild COVID-19 Infection |
title_short | Pain Burden in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome following Mild COVID-19 Infection |
title_sort | pain burden in post-covid-19 syndrome following mild covid-19 infection |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8836662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35160223 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030771 |
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