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T1 Self-Reported Post-COVID Symptoms at 18 Months After Infection Among Adults in Southern Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study
A1 Brito, Franciele Aline Machado de
A1 Laranjeira, Carlos
A1 Moroskoski, Márcia
A1 Salci, Maria Aparecida
A1 Rossoni, Stéfane Lele
A1 Baccon, Wanessa Cristina
A1 Oliveira, Rosana Rosseto de
A1 Marques, Priscila Garcia
A1 Góes, Herbert Leopoldo de Freitas
A1 Mello, Fernanda Fontes
A1 Blaszczak, Flávia Renata Baldissera da Cruz
A1 Vissoci, João Ricardo Nickenig
A1 Puente Alcaraz, Jesús
A1 Facchini, Luiz Augusto
A1 Carreira, Lígia
K1 SARS-CoV-2
K1 Long Covid
K1 Signs and symptoms
K1 Cross-sectional
K1 Brazil
K1 Covid-19
K1 COVID-19 (Disease)
K1 Salud pública
K1 Public health
AB Background/Objectives: Currently, there is a limited understanding of the long-term consequences following acute COVID-19, referred to as long COVID. This cross-sectional study aims to analyze the prevalence of persistent signs and symptoms of long COVID, 18 months after primary SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults in southern Brazil. Methods: Using two national databases (the digital registry of SARS-CoV-2 positive cases), 370 individuals living in the state of Paraná (Brazil) were recruited. Data were collected through telephone interviews conducted in 2021 and 2022. Results: The overall prevalence of long COVID was 66.2% among study participants. During the acute phase of infection, the most common symptom clusters included neurological symptoms (87.0%; n = 318), followed by respiratory (82.0%; n = 301), musculoskeletal (66.0%; n = 241), digestive (50.0%; n = 184), psychological (38.0%; n = 138), and endocrine symptoms (28.0%; n = 104). In the 18 month follow-up, the main persistent symptoms were memory loss (42.7%), fatigue (32.2%), anxiety (23.5%), dyspnea (19.7%), and hair loss (19.7%). The proportion of participants with long COVID was statistically higher in females (73.9%), those with a family income below two minimum wages (94.7%), those who do not practice physical activity (83.3%), those who report poor sleep quality (93.3%), those who use long-term medication (85.9%), those who needed health care in the previous six months (87.3%), those who required professional and/or family care (79.3%), those who were in the ICU (79.0%), and those who used ventilatory support (77.5%). Conclusions: Long COVID is a complex condition that requires long-term monitoring and investment in health services due to its high prevalence and the health consequences in the population.
PB MDPI
YR 2025
FD 2025-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11364
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11364
LA eng
NO This work was funded by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)—grant number: 001/2023. It was also supported by FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (UIDB/05704/2020 and UIDP/05704/2020) and by the Scientific Employment Stimulus—Institutional Call—[https://doi.org/10.54499/CEECINST/00051/2018/CP1566/CT0012].
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 27-abr-2026