Post-acute COVID-19 condition in Saudi Arabia: A national representative study

Alradini, Faten A.; Alamri, Fahad; Aljahany, Muna; Almuzaini, Yasir; Alsofayan, Yousef M.; Khan, Anas; Albogami, Nada; Abdulrahim, Maha; Almogbil, Alanoud; Alahmari, Ahmed

doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2022.03.013

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“…It was found that 25% of the studied participants developed post-COVID-19 syndrome. Other studies conducted by Augustin et al and AlRadini et al found that 28% and 22.5% of COVID-19 patients in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively, had continuous symptoms for more than 4 weeks post-infection, which are more or less similar to the current study (Augustin et al 2021 ; AlRadini et al 2022 ). On the other hand, Fernández-de-las-Peñas et al and Bell et al showed that 63% and 69% of Spanish and American people, respectively, complained of post-COVID-19 symptoms 30 days after the infection (Fernández-de-Las-Peñas et al 2021 ; Bell et al 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 89%

Post-COVID-19 syndrome: nature of symptoms and associated factors

Mahmoud

Radwan

Alkattan

et al. 2023

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Aim Post-COVID-19 syndrome is defined as continuous symptoms related to SARS-CoV-2 infection, which can persist for several weeks or months. Previous studies identified risk factors associated with post-COVID-19 syndrome, including female sex, hypertension, and allergic respiratory diseases. This study aims to investigate the frequency of this syndrome among Arabic patients. Subject and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to August 2022. The study included 520 Arabic patients with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis, who were asked about possible symptoms persisting for ≥28 days. Results Twenty-five percent (25%) of the included patients developed post-COVID-19 syndrome. The most common recorded symptoms were cough (32%), anosmia (32%), fatigue (28%), headache (19%), muscle pain (19%), and shortness of breath (17%). It was found that female sex, hospitalization due to initial COVID-19 infection, and the presence of chronic diseases were significant risk factors for developing post-COVID-19 syndrome. Conclusion The study recorded post-COVID-19 syndrome among 25% of Arabic participants. Initial COVID-19 hospitalization, initial symptomatic COVID-19, and female sex were significant risk factors for developing post-COVID-19 syndrome. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10389-022-01802-3.

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 89%

Post-COVID-19 syndrome: nature of symptoms and associated factors

Mahmoud

Radwan

Alkattan

et al. 2023

J Public Health (Berl.)

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“…There were several articles which were based on clinical laboratory tests and imaging features. Out of these, pulmonary function tests were used in three studies (ID5,8,12) [ 18 , 21 , 25 ], antibody assessment in two studies (ID 16,21) [ 29 , 34 ] and immunoassays were used as a tool in one study (ID 10) [ 23 ]. Other imaging studies such as CT, MRI and ECG were seen in a few studies as well.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to Faten et al, persistent COVID-19 symptoms such as loss of smell/taste, shortness of breath and fatigue are persistent symptoms which mainly affected social and work-related activities [ 29 ]. According to Han et al, persistent symptoms were significantly associated with patients with poorer long-term health status, poorer quality of life and those who were experiencing severe psychological distress [ 35 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

A Scoping Review on Long COVID-19: Physiological and Psychological Symptoms Post-Acute, Long-Post and Persistent Post COVID-19

Surapaneni

Singhal

Saggu³

et al. 2022

Healthcare

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Background: The identification of persistent symptoms of chronic/long COVID-19 is crucial in understanding the management of long haulers of post COVID-19. Methods: Pub Med (Medline) database was scoped for original articles based on a search strategy related to the objectives. The selected articles post-screening were analyzed for variables relating to chronic/long COVID-19. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 33 studies were reviewed. A total of 60% of the studies were observational studies and most of them were from high income countries. Almost half of the studies were in phase 3 of post-COVID-19, i.e., symptoms lasting >24 weeks. Among the physiological and psychological symptoms studied, fatigue, dyspnea, cough, headache, memory loss, depression, brain fog and lack of concentration were found to be the most frequently reported symptoms. Excessive sleep, constipation and neuropathic pain were among the least reported symptoms. Prior hospitalization, the female gender was found to be a risk factor. Limitations were reported by all studies. Conclusions: The major physiological and psychological symptoms of long COVID-19 have been explained with risk factors and its impact on patients’ lifestyles. The findings of this review hope to facilitate clinicians to draw conclusions to manage the long-term effects of post/chronic COVID-19.

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“…A previous study in 2021 among the general population showed about half of 327 participants had persistent symptoms [12] and another study showed 351 (47.2%) of SARS-CoV-2 patients recovered more than 6 months [13] . A larger study among cases with SARS-CoV-2 infection showed that 225 (22·5%) patients had late symptoms [14] . The present study evaluates the prevalence of post-COVID-19 symptoms among highly vaccinated HCWs at the time of the Omicron wave in Saudi Arabia.…”

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confidence: 97%

Self-reported long COVID-19 symptoms are rare among vaccinated healthcare workers

AlBahrani,

AlBarrak,

AlGubaisi

et al. 2023

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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Post-acute COVID-19 condition in Saudi Arabia: A national representative study

Cited by 11 publications

References 20 publications

Post-COVID-19 syndrome: nature of symptoms and associated factors

Post-COVID-19 syndrome: nature of symptoms and associated factors

A Scoping Review on Long COVID-19: Physiological and Psychological Symptoms Post-Acute, Long-Post and Persistent Post COVID-19

Self-reported long COVID-19 symptoms are rare among vaccinated healthcare workers

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