{"title":"The relationship between fatigue level and dyspnea in post-COVID-19 patients","authors":"Ali Multazam, Herlianti, Nurul Aini Rahmawati","doi":"10.51559/ptji.v4i2.91","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background: Post-coronavirus disease 2019 (Post-covid-19) is a term used to describe people with COVID-19 symptoms that persist after two weeks from the onset of symptoms. Some of the most common post covid-19 symptoms are fatigue and dyspnea. Fatigue is a feeling of physical or mental debilitation resulting from a person's immune and psychological changes. Breathing becomes faster and shorter when insufficient oxygen reaches the lungs, a condition known as dyspnea. Methods: This study used the cross-sectional design. The population of this study consisted of post-COVID-19 patients who live in Malang Raya, with a sample size of 56 respondents. Data collection using the Fatigue Severity Scale questionnaire to measure fatigue levels and the Borg Scale to measure dyspnea levels. Results: The results of Spearman's test obtained a value of r= 0.498, with a moderate correlation, indicating there was a relationship between the level of fatigue and dyspnea. Conclusion: There was a relationship between fatigue level and dyspnea in post-COVID-19 patients.","PeriodicalId":211799,"journal":{"name":"Physical Therapy Journal of Indonesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Physical Therapy Journal of Indonesia","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.51559/ptji.v4i2.91","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Background: Post-coronavirus disease 2019 (Post-covid-19) is a term used to describe people with COVID-19 symptoms that persist after two weeks from the onset of symptoms. Some of the most common post covid-19 symptoms are fatigue and dyspnea. Fatigue is a feeling of physical or mental debilitation resulting from a person's immune and psychological changes. Breathing becomes faster and shorter when insufficient oxygen reaches the lungs, a condition known as dyspnea. Methods: This study used the cross-sectional design. The population of this study consisted of post-COVID-19 patients who live in Malang Raya, with a sample size of 56 respondents. Data collection using the Fatigue Severity Scale questionnaire to measure fatigue levels and the Borg Scale to measure dyspnea levels. Results: The results of Spearman's test obtained a value of r= 0.498, with a moderate correlation, indicating there was a relationship between the level of fatigue and dyspnea. Conclusion: There was a relationship between fatigue level and dyspnea in post-COVID-19 patients.