Long Covid (Individuals with Ongoing COVID-19 Symptoms) Ongoing Effects

Ziya Yildiz70 enrolled

Overview

Persistent Covid-19 symptoms, known as long Covid, can impact healthcare provision. This study aimed to assess how symptoms persisting six months after Covid-19 affect quality of life and functional capacity.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

COVID-19 Infection

Interventions

EvalationOTHER

Post Covid Functional Scale (PCFS) was used to assess the functional status of the participants; Short Form- 36 (SF-36) questionnaire was used to assess quality of life; 30 s sit-to-stand test (30s-STS) and 6 min walk test (6 MWT) were used to assess functional capacity.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 64 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The study included individuals who had Covid-19 disease at least 6-18 months ago, who agreed to participate, and who were diagnosed with Covid-19 by a health institu-tion during the disease period. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who were not between the ages of 18-65, who had cognitive and commu-nicative impairments, and who had orthopedic and neurological limitations that would prevent them from performing physical activity were excluded from the study.

Locations (1)

Süleyman Demirel Univesity

Isparta, Isparta, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Functional capacity, physical function, physical role difficulties, emotional role difficulties, pain and general health

Functional capacity was affected more in the group whose symptoms persisted than in the group whose symptoms did not persist (p\<0.05). Some of the SF-36 sub-parameters (physical function, physical role difficulties, emotional role difficulties, pain and general health) were found to be sig-nificantly more affected in participants with persistent symptoms (p\<0.05).

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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