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T1 Long COVID Symptomatology and Associated Factors in Primary Care Patients: The EPICOVID-AP21 Study
A1 Romero-Rodríguez, Esperanza
A1 Pérula de Torres, Luis Angel
A1 González-Lama, Jesús
A1 Castro-Jiménez, Rafael Ángel
A1 Jiménez-García, Celia
A1 Priego-Pérez, Carmen
A1 Vélez Santamaría, Rodrigo
A1 Simón Vicente, Lucía
A1 González Santos, Josefa
A1 González Bernal, Jerónimo
K1 Long COVID
K1 Persistent COVID
K1 Post COVID-19
K1 Symptoms
K1 Risk factor
K1 Admission
K1 Vaccination
K1 Age
K1 Gender
K1 Salud
K1 Health
K1 Enfermedades infecciosas
K1 Communicable diseases
AB Persistent COVID-19 condition includes a wide variety of symptoms and health problemsof indeterminate duration. The present study examined the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the population with Long COVID seen in Primary Care using a questionnaire based onthe existing scientific literature. It was an observational and descriptive study of the characteristicsof the Spanish population with Long COVID over 14 years of age. The responses were analysedby means of a descriptive analysis of the variables recorded, in addition to a bivariate analysisto determine the existence of a relationship between persistent COVID-19 and variables such asgender, age, vaccination status or concomitant pathology. The results obtained clearly describe thesociodemographic characteristics of the population, highlighting the predominance of female genderand the prevalence of tiredness and fatigue. Furthermore, relevant information was obtained onthe differences in symptomatology according to gender, age, previous pathologies and alterationsderived from infection and/or vaccination. These data are important for better detection, diagnosisand treatment of Long COVID and the improvement of the quality of life of this population.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7555
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7555
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 26-abr-2024