Persistent Symptoms Post-COVID-19: An Observational Study at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Persistent Symptoms Post-COVID-19: An Observational Study at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Background As the prevalence of COVID-19 recovery cases increased, patients started to notice new symptoms after being cured of the acute infection. We aimed to study the type of persistent symptoms post-COVID-19 infection, their prevalence, and factors that play a role in developing the post-COVID-...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 4; p. e24343
Main Authors: Jabali, Maryam A, Alsabban, Ahmad S, Bahakeem, Lujain M, Zwawy, Mohammad A, Bagasi, Abdulaziz T, Bagasi, Hessan T, Aldosary, Taghreed A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Cureus Inc 21-04-2022
Cureus
Subjects:
Age
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 vaccines
Demographics
Diabetes
Dyspnea
Family/General Practice
Females
Gender
Hair loss
Hospitals
Immunization
Infections
Infectious Disease
Intensive care
Irritable bowel syndrome
Males
Obesity
Observational studies
Patients
Public Health
Questionnaires
Respiratory diseases
Smoking
Statistical analysis
Saudi Arabia
United States > US
covid-19
sars-cov
persistent covid-19
post covid-19
persistent symptoms
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Summary:Background As the prevalence of COVID-19 recovery cases increased, patients started to notice new symptoms after being cured of the acute infection. We aimed to study the type of persistent symptoms post-COVID-19 infection, their prevalence, and factors that play a role in developing the post-COVID-19 symptoms among COVID-19 patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from the period of September 2021 to December 2021. Participants were contacted via a phone interview. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics, and p-values of ≤0.05 were considered significant. Results A total of 327 participants completed the study, of which 169 (51.7%) were male. Nearly half of the patients, 161 (49.09%), had persistent symptoms. The most common symptoms were loss of smell, loss of taste, cough, and fatigue (22.6%, 19.2%, 11.6%, and 9.1% respectively). They were followed by an equal percentage of shortness of breath, headache, and hair loss (7.3%). Gender was found to be significant in loss of smell, loss of taste, and hair loss, with p-values of 0.016, 0.018, and <0.001, respectively. Conclusion A large proportion of patients with COVID-19 developed persistent symptoms. The most common symptoms were loss of smell and taste, cough, and fatigue. Some factors played a role in acquiring post-COVID-19 symptoms, including gender and place of treatment. Gender was significantly associated with hair loss. Follow-up after recovery is required to maintain individual well-being.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.24343