Physical condition and perceived fatigue in post-covid patients: An observational descriptive study.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Sao Paulo Medical Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-08 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1516-3180.2023.0167.R1.04122023

Tamara Iturriaga, Fernanda Salazar-Pérez, Marta Casallo-Cerezo, Guillermo García-Pérez-de-Sevilla, Alicia Sosa-Pedreschi, Ignacio Diez-Vega, Marta Supervia, Olga Arroyo, Margarita Pérez-Ruiz

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Abstract

Background: Patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often require hospital admission and experience sequelae such as chronic fatigue or low muscle mass.

Objective: To analyze the functional capacity of a cohort of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 who required hospitalization.

Design and setting: An observational descriptive study was conducted on post-COVID-19 patients referred to the Rehabilitation Department of Gregorio Marañón Hospital (Madrid, SPAIN).

Methods: Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, body composition, and perception of fatigue and dyspnea were analyzed. Furthermore, the existing correlations between clinical variables and physical conditions were analyzed.

Results: Forty-two patients who required hospital admission (80 ± 22.45 days) or intensive care unit (ICU) admission (58 ± 10.52 days) were analyzed. They presented with decreased strength, respiratory capacity, and moderate-to-severe perceived fatigue. Additionally, an inverse correlation was found between right-handgrip strength and days in the ICU, as well as the 6-minute walk test for women. Similarly, strength and fitness were negatively associated with perceived fatigue.

Conclusions: Post-COVID-19 patients showed low muscle function and low levels of physical fitness associated with high perceived fatigue.

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子宫颈癌术后患者的身体状况和疲劳感：观察性描述研究

背景：重症冠状病毒病2019（COVID-19）患者通常需要住院治疗，并伴有慢性疲劳或肌肉质量低等后遗症：分析一组需要住院治疗的严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2型患者的功能能力：对转诊至格雷戈里奥-马拉尼翁医院（西班牙马德里）康复科的COVID-19后患者进行观察性描述性研究：分析了心肺功能、肌肉力量、身体成分以及对疲劳和呼吸困难的感知。此外，还分析了临床变量与身体状况之间的现有相关性：对 42 名需要住院（80 ± 22.45 天）或入住重症监护室（58 ± 10.52 天）的患者进行了分析。他们的体力、呼吸能力和中度至重度疲劳感均有所下降。此外，还发现右手握力与在重症监护室的天数以及女性的 6 分钟步行测试之间存在负相关。同样，力量和体能与疲劳感呈负相关：结论：COVID-19 后患者的肌肉功能和体能水平较低，与高疲劳感相关。

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Sao Paulo Medical Journal 医学-医学：内科

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

7.10%

发文量

210

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Published bimonthly by the Associação Paulista de Medicina, the journal accepts articles in the fields of clinical health science (internal medicine, gynecology and obstetrics, mental health, surgery, pediatrics and public health). Articles will be accepted in the form of original articles (clinical trials, cohort, case-control, prevalence, incidence, accuracy and cost-effectiveness studies and systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis), narrative reviews of the literature, case reports, short communications and letters to the editor. Papers with a commercial objective will not be accepted.