The Severity of the COVID-19 Among Chronic Disease Patients in the Selected Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - A Retrospective Study.

IF 2.7 4区医学 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-27 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.2147/RMHP.S456155

Mahmood Basil A Al-Rawi, Amer Hayat Ibrahim Khan, Siti Maisharah Sheikh Ghadzi

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Abstract

Background and aims: Chronic disease is a lifelong disorder that necessitates continuing medical care and is more prone to infections such as COVID-19, compared to healthy individuals. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the severity of COVID-19 among chronic disease patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methods and materials: A cross-sectional study was conducted in selected hospitals in the Riyadh region in Saudi Arabia, over 6 months in 2022. All participants' records were reviewed for socio-demographic data including age, gender, residence, marital status, level of education, occupation, and special habits such as smoking or addiction. In addition to this main complaint and present history, history of chronic illnesses, drug intake, surgical interference, general examination findings including vital signs, state of consciousness, general condition at admission and discharge, and outcome of cases were recorded.

Results: The mean age of the patient was 54.46 ± 15.85 (median of 53.67 years). In this study, the severity of COVID-19 was significantly associated with chronic diseases. For instance, 22.31% of the patients with diabetes reported mild symptoms, compared with 77.69% of the patients without diabetes. The current findings reported 2.18% of COVID-19 patients with respiratory diseases and 97.82% of the patients without respiratory diseases reported mild symptoms of COVID-19 infection. In comparison, 97.75% of COVID-19 patients without respiratory diseases and 2.25% of patients with respiratory diseases reported moderately severe COVID-19 infection.

Conclusion: The current findings revealed that 66.2% of the COVID-19 patients with chronic diseases were free of symptoms, 5.3% of them died and 0.9% of the patients were in a worse situation. The severity of COVID-19 was significantly associated with the presence of chronic diseases. Additionally, medical practitioners must be more knowledgeable about the long-term illnesses that put patients at risk for serious COVID-19 challenges and mortality.

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沙特阿拉伯利雅得选定医院慢性疾病患者中COVID-19严重程度的回顾性研究

背景和目的：慢性病是一种终身疾病，需要持续的医疗护理，与健康个体相比，更容易感染COVID-19等感染。因此，本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯王国慢性疾病患者中COVID-19的严重程度。方法和材料：在沙特阿拉伯利雅得地区选定的医院进行横断面研究，时间为2022年6个月。所有参与者的记录都被审查了社会人口统计数据，包括年龄、性别、居住地、婚姻状况、教育水平、职业和特殊习惯，如吸烟或成瘾。除了主要的主诉和病史外，还记录了慢性疾病史、药物摄入、手术干预、一般检查结果（包括生命体征）、意识状态、入院和出院时的一般情况以及病例的结果。结果：患者平均年龄54.46±15.85岁，中位53.67岁。在本研究中，COVID-19的严重程度与慢性疾病显著相关。例如，22.31%的糖尿病患者报告症状轻微，而非糖尿病患者的这一比例为77.69%。目前的调查结果显示，2.18%的新冠肺炎合并呼吸道疾病患者和97.82%的非呼吸道疾病患者报告了新冠肺炎感染的轻度症状。相比之下，97.75%的非呼吸道疾病患者和2.25%的呼吸道疾病患者报告了中重度COVID-19感染。结论：目前调查结果显示，66.2%的COVID-19慢性疾病患者无症状，5.3%的患者死亡，0.9%的患者病情加重。COVID-19的严重程度与慢性疾病的存在显著相关。此外，医生必须更加了解长期疾病，这些疾病会使患者面临严重的COVID-19挑战和死亡风险。

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Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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6.20

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2.90%

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242

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16 weeks

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