Persistent COVID-19 Symptoms in Minia

Fayoum University

Status: Completed

Conditions: COVID - 19

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06787755

: Persistent COVID-19 symptoms

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective This study aims to identify the nature and prevalence of persistent symptoms in patients discharged from Minya University hospitals in Egypt after recovery from COVID-19, the severity of these symptoms, and the possible risk factors associated with them.

Full description

This is a cross-sectional observational retrospective study. The study population included patients, both hospitalized and non-hospitalized, who were diagnosed with COVID-19. Demographic information, symptom severity, present comorbidities, and persistent COVID-19 symptoms were collected. SPSS software was used for the statistical analysis, and p-values less than 0.05 were considered significant.

Enrollment: 189 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inclusion criteria Patients were included in this study if they tested positive for COVID-19 at the time of their illness (positive COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction [PCR] test) or if laboratory, clinical, and radiological criteria suggested the infection with COVID-19, and the severity of their symptoms ranged from asymptomatic to severe. Both hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients were included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria Patients excluded were frail or at the end of their life or had severe cognitive dysfunction, as well as patients <18 years of age.