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Objective: To study the association of clinical features & comorbidity among Covid-19 patients admitted in tertiary care hospital. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the ABWA hospital and research center attached with Abwa Medical College, Faisalabad for the period of four months from April to July, 2020. Materials and Methods: Total 142 admitted Covid-19 patients were selected as participants to assess the range of symptoms experienced during active phase of infection. Results: Out of total 142 participants, 87.3 %(n=124) complaint of shortness of breath, 57.7%(n=82) had fever & 43.3% (n=62) had cough,27.5%(n=39) reported of body aches as compared to 14.1% (n=20) who had loose motions & 3.5%(n=5) who experienced irritability. Regarding comorbidity,49.3%(n=70) patients had Diabetes Mellitus,33.1%(n=47) Hypertension, 10.6%(n=15) Ischemic heart disease & 2.8%(n=4) had Chronic kidney disease. Conclusion: During the pandemic of corona infection, majority of the symptomatic patients admitted in hospital had pre-existing health issues i.e. Diabetes, Hypertension, Renal diseases & respiratory involvement. Moreover, the concurrence of Covid-19 infection with medical syndrome serve as a vital prognosis factor linked with complications with multi organ involvement, unexpected outcome & longer hospital stay. This implies that health care emergency services should be formulated and implemented in a way where supervised intensive care should be provided to the most vulnerable group. Moreover, extensive awareness campaigns should be carried out to identify the group at risk of mortality.
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Objective: To assess the level of anxiety among doctors and paramedical staff working in a tertiary care Hospital during COVID-19-Pandemic. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Abwa Hospital & Research Centre attached with Abwa Medical College, Faisalabad for the period of three months i.e. May, 2020 to July, 2020. Materials and Methods: Total 55 participants including 11 doctors & 44 paramedics serving specifically COVID-19 patients were selected to assess the level of anxiety and its associated factors. Results: Out of total 55 participants, the level of anxiety was higher among medical doctors (mean score =6.91+7.0) as compared to paramedical staff (mean score3.25+4.68) where 31.7% of frontline health workers reported anxiety on BAI. 20 % (n=11) mild symptoms, a single worker only reported moderate anxiety 7.2% reported severe anxiety. Conclusion: During the pandemic of COVID-19 disease, among health care workers of ABWA hospital, medical doctors reported anxiety problems to a greater extent as compared to paramedical staff although intensity of anxiety was disproportionately higher in paramedical group. Considering this, there is a need of implementing programs of mental health being for health care professionals as an essential component of every epidemic at both national and international level.