MANIFESTAÇÕES CLÍNICAS E QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE PACIENTES PÓS INFECÇÃO PELO VÍRUS SARS-COV-2 EM UM AMBULATÓRIO DE PNEUMOLOGIA DE UM HOSPITAL DE REFERÊNCIA DA PARAÍBA

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: At the end of 2019, in the city of Wuhan, China, the first cases of what would become a COVID-19 pandemic emerged. The symptoms presented after the acute period of this disease, called Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, have become of great scientific relevance given the number of people affected around the world. OBJECTIVE: Estimate the most relevant symptoms present in patients who have overcome the disease and, using the SF-36 questionnaire (Medical Outcomes Study 36 – Item Short-Form Health Survey), evaluate the impact on the quality of life of these patients. METHODOLOGY: This is an observational and cross-sectional study, carried out between 2021 and 2022, with 51 patients from the Pulmonology service at the Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley, in João Pessoa, Paraíba. Patients were selected at random, according to non-probabilistic methods based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data collected were collected through telephone interviews and a standardized electronic form, containing items referring to possible complaints of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome and the SF-36 Questionnaire. The JAMOVI statistical software (version 2.3.28) was used for the analytical description of the data, as well as the Raw Scale formula to calculate the score for each of the 8 domains evaluated by the respective standardized questionnaire. RESULTS: 28 male patients and 23 female patients were evaluated, with the most frequent manifestations being: Fatigue (61.9%); Difficulty with language, reasoning and memory (61.9%); Hair Loss (47.6%); Depression and/or anxiety (38.1%); Myalgia (33.3%); Vertigo (33.3%); Shortness of breath (21.4%); Headache (21.4%); Palpitations (19.0%); Permanence of anosmia and/or ageusia (19.0%); Chest pain (16.7%). Regarding quality of life, they presented a median of: Limitation due to physical aspects (50), Vitality (55), General health status (57), Pain (62), Emotional aspects (66.7), Mental health (68), Social aspects (75), Functional capacity (80). CONCLUSION: The results presented show that postinfection with the SARS-COV-2 virus, patients presented fatigue, difficulty with language, reasoning and memory and hair loss. Other symptoms such as depression and/or anxiety, myalgia and vertigo are also notoriously common. Furthermore, responses to the SF-36 questionnaire indicated a significant drop in parameters related to Limitations due to physical aspects, Vitality and General health status. Pain and Emotional aspects were presented as medians in the descriptive gradation of the domains. Parameters that obtained better grades: Functional capacity, Social Aspects and Mental Health.