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Rodríguez-Pérez, P., Sánchez-Herrera-Baeza, P., and Rodríguez-Ledo, P.

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Cefaleas y mareos como síntomas incapacitantes y persistentes en pacientes con COVID prolongada: un estudio multicéntrico nacional

Article title in English

Headaches and Dizziness as Disabling, Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Long COVID–A National Multicentre Study

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Journal of Clinical Medicine

Year of publication

2022

Volume of the journal

11(19)

Pages of the journal

5904

Keywords

Long COVID, COVID persistente, headaches, cefaleas, and disability

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https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195904

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Background: Currently, about 15% of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients are affected by Long COVID worldwide; however, this condition has not yet been sufficiently studied. The aim of this study was to identify the impact of symptom persistence as well as clinical and socio-demographic variables in a cohort of people with Long COVID. Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of a sample of adult patients from different Spanish regions presenting with Long COVID. Data collection was conducted between April and July 2021. Functional status and dependency were assessed. Results: A multivariate linear regression was performed, and the model was statistically significant (F (7; 114) = 8.79; p < 0.001), according to the overall ALDQ score. The variables with a statistically significant effect on the degree of dependence were age (p = 0.014), time since diagnosis (p = 0.02), headaches (p = 0.031), and dizziness (p = 0.039). Functional status post-COVID showed a positive and significant relationship with the percentage of dependence (p < 0.001). Conclusions: People affected by Long COVID showed moderate dependency status and limitations in functionality. Those with neurological symptoms, such as dizziness and headaches, as well as older age, showed a higher degree of dependency. Improvements in dependency status occurred with increasing time since diagnosis.

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Rodríguez-Pérez, P., Sánchez-Herrera-Baeza, P., and Rodríguez-Ledo, P.

Article title in Spanish

Cefaleas y mareos como síntomas incapacitantes y persistentes en pacientes con COVID prolongada: un estudio multicéntrico nacional

Article title in English

Headaches and Dizziness as Disabling, Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Long COVID–A National Multicentre Study

Name of journal

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Year of publication

2022

Volume of the journal

11(19)

Pages of the journal

5904

Keywords

Long COVID, COVID persistente, headaches, cefaleas, and disability

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195904

Summary in Spanish

Summary in English

Background: Currently, about 15% of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients are affected by Long COVID worldwide; however, this condition has not yet been sufficiently studied. The aim of this study was to identify the impact of symptom persistence as well as clinical and socio-demographic variables in a cohort of people with Long COVID. Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of a sample of adult patients from different Spanish regions presenting with Long COVID. Data collection was conducted between April and July 2021. Functional status and dependency were assessed. Results: A multivariate linear regression was performed, and the model was statistically significant (F (7; 114) = 8.79; p < 0.001), according to the overall ALDQ score. The variables with a statistically significant effect on the degree of dependence were age (p = 0.014), time since diagnosis (p = 0.02), headaches (p = 0.031), and dizziness (p = 0.039). Functional status post-COVID showed a positive and significant relationship with the percentage of dependence (p < 0.001). Conclusions: People affected by Long COVID showed moderate dependency status and limitations in functionality. Those with neurological symptoms, such as dizziness and headaches, as well as older age, showed a higher degree of dependency. Improvements in dependency status occurred with increasing time since diagnosis.

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Cefaleas y mareos como síntomas incapacitantes y persistentes en pacientes con COVID prolongada: un estudio multicéntrico nacional


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Rodríguez-Pérez, P., Sánchez-Herrera-Baeza, P., and Rodríguez-Ledo, P.

Article title in Spanish

Cefaleas y mareos como síntomas incapacitantes y persistentes en pacientes con COVID prolongada: un estudio multicéntrico nacional

Article title in English

Headaches and Dizziness as Disabling, Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Long COVID–A National Multicentre Study

Name of journal

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Year of publication

2022

Volume of the journal

11(19)

Pages of the journal

5904

Keywords

Long COVID, COVID persistente, headaches, cefaleas, and disability

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195904

Summary in Spanish

Summary in English

Background: Currently, about 15% of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients are affected by Long COVID worldwide; however, this condition has not yet been sufficiently studied. The aim of this study was to identify the impact of symptom persistence as well as clinical and socio-demographic variables in a cohort of people with Long COVID. Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of a sample of adult patients from different Spanish regions presenting with Long COVID. Data collection was conducted between April and July 2021. Functional status and dependency were assessed. Results: A multivariate linear regression was performed, and the model was statistically significant (F (7; 114) = 8.79; p < 0.001), according to the overall ALDQ score. The variables with a statistically significant effect on the degree of dependence were age (p = 0.014), time since diagnosis (p = 0.02), headaches (p = 0.031), and dizziness (p = 0.039). Functional status post-COVID showed a positive and significant relationship with the percentage of dependence (p < 0.001). Conclusions: People affected by Long COVID showed moderate dependency status and limitations in functionality. Those with neurological symptoms, such as dizziness and headaches, as well as older age, showed a higher degree of dependency. Improvements in dependency status occurred with increasing time since diagnosis.

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