Symptom cluster analysis of long COVID-19 in patients discharged from the Temporary COVID-19 Hospital in Mexico City

Autor: Rosa María Wong-Chew, Edwin Xchel Rodríguez Cabrera, Carlos Alberto Rodríguez Valdez, Julieta Lomelin-Gascon, Linda Morales-Juárez, Mariana Lizbeth Rodríguez de la Cerda, Antonio Rafael Villa-Romero, Stephanie Arce Fernández, Mariana Serratos Fernandez, Héctor Herrera Bello, Lidia Moreno Castañeda, Mónica Arboleya Avendaño, Jesús Abraham Hernández-Cruz, Nelson Álvarez Martínez, Liza Fernanda Contreras, Luis Rafael González de la Cerda, Arturo Juárez Flores, Luis Alberto Martínez-Juarez, Diego-Abelardo Álvarez-Hernández, Héctor Gallardo-Rincón, German Fajardo Dolci, Roberto Tapia-Conyer, Rafael Ricardo Valdez-Vázquez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, Vol 9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2049-937X
20499361
DOI: 10.1177/20499361211069264
Popis: Introduction: Several reports have emerged describing the long-term consequences of COVID-19 and its effects on multiple systems. Methods: As further research is needed, we conducted a longitudinal observational study to report the prevalence and associated risk factors of the long-term health consequences of COVID-19 by symptom clusters in patients discharged from the Temporary COVID-19 Hospital (TCH) in Mexico City. Self-reported clinical symptom data were collected via telephone calls over 90 days post-discharge. Among 4670 patients, we identified 45 symptoms across eight symptom clusters (neurological; mood disorders; systemic; respiratory; musculoskeletal; ear, nose, and throat; dermatological; and gastrointestinal). Results: We observed that the neurological, dermatological, and mood disorder symptom clusters persisted in >30% of patients at 90 days post-discharge. Although most symptoms decreased in frequency between day 30 and 90, alopecia and the dermatological symptom cluster significantly increased ( p
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