Post-COVID conditions: construction of a manual for health professionals in user management / Condições pós-COVID: construção de um manual para profissionais de saúde na gestão de usuários / Condiciones post-COVID: construcción de un manual para profesionales de la salud en la gestión de usuarios

Background and Objectives: in the course of care for users affected by COVID-19, there were persistent signs and symptoms or the development of late symptoms called post-COVID conditions. Thus, it is necessary to promote Continuing Education in Health practices to meet post-COVID conditions. Thus, the study aimed to construct a manual to assist Primary Health Care (PHC) professionals in managing post-COVID conditions. Methods: the method proposed by Echer was adopted for constructing the manual, which provides six steps for structuring a manual. Moreover, this study used only five of them, and the sixth step consists of manual validity. In addition, the following guiding axes were established: objectivity, self-explanatory formulation, problematizing pedagogical approach inspired by Bordenave and Pereira and the Brazilian National Policy for Continuing Education in Health. Results: the study resulted in the construction of a manual that comprises 25 post-COVID conditions, presented in a didactic way, with content selection and language adjustment considering the target audience, with illustrations and flowcharts that facilitate the conduct of the line of clinical reasoning as well as inclusion of clinical cases aiming at bringing them closer to clinical practice. Conclusion: the manual construction allows professionals to offer the affected users a quality and resolutive assistance, minimizing the damage to their quality of life. Furthermore, it is expected that the manual will reach a wide dissemination in the most distinct health spaces, providing subsidies to health professionals.(AU)

Justificativa e Objetivos: no decorrer do atendimento aos usuários acometidos pela COVID-19, ocorreram sinais e sintomas persistentes ou desenvolvimento de sintomas tardios denominados quadros pós-COVID. Assim, é necessário promover práticas de Educação Permanente em Saúde para atender às condições pós-COVID. Assim, o estudo teve como objetivo construir um manual para auxiliar os profissionais da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) no manejo das condições pós-COVID. Métodos: para a construção do manual foi adotado o método proposto por Echer, que prevê seis etapas para estruturação de um manual. Além disso, este estudo utilizou apenas cinco deles, e a sexta etapa consiste na validação manual. Além disso, foram estabelecidos os seguintes eixos norteadores: objetividade, formulação autoexplicativa, abordagem pedagógica problematizadora inspirada em Bordenave e Pereira e na Política Nacional de Educação Continuada em Saúde. Resultados: o estudo resultou na construção de um manual que contempla 25 condições pós-COVID, apresentado de forma didática, com seleção de conteúdo e ajuste de linguagem considerando o público-alvo, com ilustrações e fluxogramas que facilitam a condução da linha de raciocínio clínico bem como inclusão de casos clínicos visando aproximá-los da prática clínica. Conclusão: a construção manual permite aos profissionais oferecer aos usuários acometidos uma assistência de qualidade e resolutiva, minimizando os prejuízos à sua qualidade de vida. Além disso, espera-se que o manual alcance ampla divulgação nos mais distintos espaços de saúde, proporcionando subsídios aos profissionais de saúde.(AU)

Antecedentes y Objetivos: en el transcurso de la atención a usuarios afectados por COVID-19 se presentaron signos y síntomas persistentes o el desarrollo de síntomas tardíos denominados condiciones post-COVID. Así, es necesario promover prácticas de Educación Continua en Salud para afrontar las condiciones post-COVID. Así, el estudio tuvo como objetivo construir un manual para ayudar a los profesionales de la Atención Primaria de Salud (APS) en el manejo de las condiciones post-COVID. Métodos: para la construcción del manual se adoptó el método propuesto por Echer, el cual proporciona seis pasos para estructurar un manual. Además, este estudio utilizó sólo cinco de ellos, y el sexto paso consiste en la validez manual. Además, se establecieron los siguientes ejes rectores: objetividad, formulación autoexplicativa, enfoque pedagógico problematizador inspirado en Bordenave y Pereira y la Política Nacional Brasileña de Educación Continua en Salud. Resultados: el estudio resultó en la construcción de un manual que comprende 25 condiciones post-COVID, presentado de forma didáctica, con selección de contenidos y ajuste del lenguaje considerando el público objetivo, con ilustraciones y diagramas de flujo que facilitan la conducción de la línea de razonamiento clínico. así como la inclusión de casos clínicos con el objetivo de acercarlos a la práctica clínica. Conclusión: la construcción manual permite a los profesionales ofrecer a los usuarios afectados una asistencia resolutiva y de calidad, minimizando el daño a su calidad de vida. Además, se espera que el manual alcance una amplia difusión en los más distintos espacios de salud, brindando subsidios a los profesionales de la salud.(AU)

Incidence and probable risk factors of post COVID syndrome among COVID-19 patients in urban population of North Kerala: a 6 months cohort study

Background: Post-COVID condition is an important health burden all over world. This study was conducted to determine incidence, symptoms and risk factors of post COVID syndrome. Methods: Cohort study was done on COVID-19 patients of Mukkam Municipality tested from Mukkam Community Health Centre. Baseline data was collected using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire by direct interview method after obtaining their consent. Subjects were followed up weekly for 6 months to know occurrence of post COVID syndrome, its course and outcome if any. Incidence and relative risk for age, gender, COVID-19 vaccination status, comorbidities and severity of COVID-19 illness were assessed for post COVID syndrome. Chi-square test was used for statistical association between severity of COVID-19 and occurrence of post COVID syndrome. Results: Among 800 persons tested for COVID-19, 28.75% were tested positive. Incidence of post COVID syndrome among study subjects was 42.2%. Relative risk for post COVID was high among participants having age more than 60 years (RR-1.76), females (RR-1.07), with comorbidities like diabetes (RR-1.28), hypertension (RR-1.06) and cardiac illness (RR-1.05), unvaccinated status (RR-1.21) and in severe COVID-19 infection (1.20). There is a significant statistical association between occurrence of post COVID syndrome and degree of severity of COVID-19 disease (p=0.0046). Conclusions: Post-COVID syndrome was found more often in older people who had severe COVID-19 illness, also incidence increases with severe COVID-19 illness.