Description of frequent and persistent symptoms of COVID-19 among older adults who attend senior centers

Abstract

The currently abundant bibliography on healthcare can make the search process an exhausting and frustrating experience. For this reason, it is essential to learn the basic concepts of research question formulation, information sources, and search strategies to make this process more efficient and user-friendly. The search strategy is an iterative process that allows the incorporation of tools and terms in the strategy design to optimize evidence retrieval. Each strategy varies according to the questions, the language used, the source of information accessed, and the available tools. This article is part of a methodological series of narrative reviews on biostatistics and clinical epidemiology. This narrative review describes the essential elements for developing a literature search strategy and identifying the relevant evidence concerning a clinical question through familiar and accessible sources (such as Google and Google Scholar), as well as search interfaces and technical-scientific databases focused on biomedical knowledge (PubMed and The Cochrane Library).

Experiences and perceptions of COVID-19 infection and vaccination among Palestinian refugees in Jerash camp and Jordanian citizens: a comparative cross-sectional study by face-to-face interviews

“…Furthermore, the most frequently reported symptoms were general fatigue, headache, fever, anosmia and/or ageusia, and cough, respectively, with no significant differences between refugees and citizens. These symptoms were also reported in many previous studies from different regions [35][36][37]. Interestingly, the results obtained in this study demonstrated that the perceptions and experiences of COVID-19 vaccination were different between refugees and citizens.…”

Relationship between BMI and COVID-19

“…In analyzing the symptoms, it was found that the most common symptoms were headache, cough and sore throat, which is similar to what has been described in most articles [36]. These symptoms were not related to BMI.…”

Síntomas persistentes y valores espirométricos post COVID-19 leve y moderado

“…1,2 Estos síntomas abarcan desde tos, fiebre, fatiga y disnea hasta dolor de cabeza (cefalea), dificultades cognitivas, mialgia, debilidad muscular, molestias gastrointestinales y condiciones mentales, entre otros. 3,4 Estas manifestaciones pueden perdurar tanto a corto plazo, de cuatro a doce semanas, como a largo plazo, de doce semanas a un año. [5][6][7] La fisiopatología subyacente de la disfunción pulmonar en sujetos con síntomas post COVID-19 se caracteriza por una disminución en la capacidad de difusión y una pérdida de volumen pulmonar.…”

“…Con relación a la sintomatología, se observó que el síntoma más frecuente fue el dolor de cabeza, seguido de la tos y la fatiga muscular. Estos resultados coinciden con estudios previos, como los de Contreras et al 3 y Aiyegbusi et al 17 , entre otros. 18,19 Estos hallazgos refuerzan la alta prevalencia de estos síntomas en el contexto de la COVID-19.…”