Long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome: A survey of elderly female survivors in Egypt.
Int J Clin Pract
; 75(12): e14886, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1429759
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to investigate post-COVID-19 symptoms amongst elderly females and whether they could be a risk factor for developing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) later on.METHODS:
This was a retrospective cross-sectional study, in the form of an online survey. A total of 115 responses were finally included.RESULTS:
The mean age was 73.18 ± 6.42. Eighty-nine reported symptoms in the post-recovery period; of these 54 had no symptoms of CFS, 60 were possible, and only 1 was probable. Fatigue was reported by 66, musculoskeletal symptoms by 56, and sleep problems by 73. Twenty-nine patients visited a doctor's office as a result. Post-recovery symptoms were significantly related to stress, sadness and sleep disturbances. Also, stress, sadness, sleep disturbances, fatigue, cognitive impairment, and recurrent falls were all significantly associated with CFS-like symptoms.CONCLUSIONS:
From our findings, the presence of fatigue, cognitive impairment, stress, sadness, sleep disturbances and recurrent falls in the post-recovery period were all significantly associated with CFS-like symptoms. To conclude it would be reasonable to screen for long COVID and consider the potential for developing CFS later on. Whether it can be a risk factor for developing CFS-like other viral infections will need more larger scale studies to confirm this.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Clin Pract
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijcp.14886
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