Functional Impact of Fatigue in Post Covid-19 Patients

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the functional impact of fatigue in post COVID-19 patients, from Asunción and Greater Asunción, in the period from March to April 2022. The methodology of this research was designed through a retrospective, cross-sectional study and descriptive. This survey was answered anonymously, had 26 closed questions. The scale used in the study was the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale: MFIS, which contains items that verify the level of fatigue in relation to physical, cognitive and psychosocial effort. It is observed, in relation to the respondents, that they have had to rest more frequently or for longer periods, due to COVID-19, with 23% Sometimes, than with 23% Often, then with 24%. Few times,15% Never and finally with 12% Almost always. This shows that more than 2/3 of the respondents have experienced different degrees of needing to rest more frequently and/or for prolonged periods, due to COVID-19. In conclusion, we can determine that the impact of the disease at the physical level represented an inconvenience among the respondents, likewise in the subsequent Figures it is shown that the cognitive functions were not affected. This may indicate that the participants had a mild form of the disease or had immunity.