Lana Alzamil¹*, Lolwah Almotairy¹, Reem Alghamdi¹, Layan Alkhoriji¹, Lamiaa Fiala² and Samira Mahboub²

¹Graduates, Epidemiology Program, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
²Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author: Lana Alzamil, Graduates, Epidemiology Program, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Received: October 25, 2023; Published: November 27, 2023

Abstract

Background/ Purpose of the Research: The post COVID-19 syndrome is defined as unexplained development of signs and symptoms during and after recovery from COVID-19 infection. This research was conducted to identify the relative risk of developing physical manifestations (loss of smell and taste, irregular heartbeats, headache, dizziness dyspnea and fatigue) among individuals who have recovered from Covid 19 infection.

Materials and Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted on two matched groups: one group included recovered individuals from Covid 19 infection and the other group included individuals without past history of infection. They were matched as regard sociodemographic criteria and history of smoking and chronic diseases.

Results: It was found that individuals exposed to Covid 19 infection were at significant risk of developing the following symptoms: fatigue, loss of smell, loss of taste, irregular heartbeat and dyspnea (the relative risk was 1.1, 7.3, 13.5, 1.2 and 1.1, respectively, P < 0.05). The highest mean score of the physical manifestations was for loss of smell and the least score was for dyspnea. There was a significant negative correlation between time that passed since recovery and the intensity of fatigue, irregular heartbeats and dyspnea (p ˂ 0.05).

Conclusions: Individuals who were exposed to Covid 19 infection were at risk of developing some physical symptoms after recovery. The longer the time passed since recovery from Covid-19, the less the intensity of these manifestations: fatigue, irregular heartbeat and dyspnea.

 Keywords: Post COVID-19 Syndrome; Fatigue; Dyspnea

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Citation

Citation: Lana Alzamil., et al. “Long-Term Physical Manifestations among Patients Recovered From COVID-19 Infection”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 7.12 (2023): 54-61.

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Copyright: © 2023 Lana Alzamil., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.