More than half of recovered COVID-19 patients experience fatigue. Studies are needed to define the profile of these patients. The objective of this study is to evaluate the profile of surviving patients of COVID-19 in relation to fatigue.
Background: More than half of recovered COVID-19 patients experience fatigue. Studies are needed to define the profile of these patients. Objectives: Evaluate the profile of surviving patients of COVID-19 in relation to fatigue; Methodology: Observational study. The profile of the survivors of COVID-19 will be described, dividing them into 2 groups based on the presence or absence of fatigue. Patients will be recruited from the Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital in Granada. The evaluation will be carried out through Google forms, telematic means or face-to-face depending on the variables. A symptomatic evaluation of fatigue, aspects related to fatigue and physical performance will be carried out.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
398
N/A - observational study.
University of Granada
Granada, Spain
RECRUITINGPerceived Fatigue
To assess perceived fatigue using the borg modified scale. Scale ranges from 0 to 10, with higher punctuation indicating higher fatigue perception.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Multidimensional Fatigue
To assess multidimensional fatigue using the multidimensional fatigue inventory
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Fatigue Severity
To assess fatigue severity using the fatigue severity scale. The total score ranges from 7 to 63 points, with higher punctuation indicating higher fatigue severity
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Fatigue Impact
To assess fatigue impact using the modified fatigue impact scale. All items are scaled so that higher scores indicate a greater impact of fatigue on a person's activities. This scale can range from 0 to 36.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Muscular Fatigue
To assess muscular fatigue using surface electromyography
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
COVID-19 information
To assess information about the date and symptoms when COVID-19 was diagnosed
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Dyspnea
To assess Dyspnea perception using the borg modified scale
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
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Cough
To assess cough using the leicester cough questionnaire
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Pain intensity
To assess pain intensity using the visual analogue scale and brief pain inventory
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Functional status
To assess functional status using the post-covid functional scale and functional independence measure
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Frailty
To assess frailty using the clinical frailty scale
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Health-related Quality of life
To assess health-related quality of life using the euroqol-5d
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Psychological status
To assess Psychological status using the hospital anxiety and depression scale
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Sleep quality
To assess sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Nutritional status
To assess nutritional status using the mini nutritional assessment
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Physical activity
To assess physical activity using the international physical activity questionnaire. This measure assesses the types of intensity of physical activity and sitting time that people do as part of their daily lives are considered to estimate total physical activity in Metabolic Equivalent (MET)-min/week and time spent sitting.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Kinesiophobia
To assess kinesiophobia using the TAMPA scale
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Exercise capacity
To assess exercise capacity using the Short Physical Performance Battery and the 6 minutes walk test
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Strength
To assess strength using dynamometry
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Heart rate variability
To assess heart rate variability using holter
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year