Background Post-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) syndrome is defined as the persistence of symptoms for more than 3 to 12 weeks after infection with the COVID-19 virus that cannot be attributed to another etiology. This study was conducted in our university hospital aiming to analyze the medium-term persistent symptoms in post-COVID-19 patients through a comprehensive and structured clinical assessment and evaluating the incidence, association, and risk factors of the post COVID-19 symptoms and their effect on the functional status of the survivors. Results Of 170 recruited individuals, about 66 (38.82%) reported post-COVID-19 symptoms. Post-viral fatigue was the most common symptom (23.5%), followed by arthralgia and myalgia in 32 patients (18.8%). Lower functional status was reported among some of the survivors which can be attributed to the severity of the disease and the presence of post-COVID symptoms among these patients. The post-COVID-19 syndrome showed an association with patient age, severity of the disease, and the presence of preexisting comorbidities. Conclusion A significant functional impact was found in some COVID-19 survivors after COVID-19 infection. Age, severity of the disease, and presence of preexisting comorbidities are critical risk factors for the development of post-COVID-19 syndrome.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus, Post COVID-19 syndrome, PCFS scale , 【초록키워드】 fatigue, severity, Infection, Symptom, risk factor, Symptoms, Survivors, COVID-19 infection, persistence, Patient, COVID-19 virus, age, incidence, etiology, disease, Critical, patients, association, myalgia, COVID-19 symptom, university hospital, syndrome, arthralgia, Lower, survivor, preexisting comorbidities, Result, defined, recruited, reported, the disease, conducted, functional, individuals, post-COVID-19 patient, preexisting comorbidity, 【제목키워드】 prospective cohort study, Patient, syndrome,