A number of COVID-19 patients can experience prolonged symptoms or commonly known as long COVID. The trigger is believed to be due to severe acute respiratory syndrome that affects many other organs.
Not a few COVID-19 survivors experience a number of symptoms after exposure. The research entitled ‘Clinical characteristics and quality of life of persistent symptoms of COVID-19 syndrome in Indonesia’ showed that 66.5 percent of the 385 respondents analyzed experienced long COVID complaints.
Symptoms of long COVID that are commonly found in Indonesian survivors include:
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- Fatigue (29.4 percent)
- Cough (15.5 percent)
- Muscle pain (11.2 percent).
The risk of long COVID-19 or symptoms that last longer are found in older age, comorbidities, higher clinical severity, hospitalization, pneumonia, to those who require oxygen therapy.
The research also analyzed aspects of quality of life after being exposed to COVID-19, patients who experienced the most long COVID-19, namely pain or discomfort, anxiety, or depression. This research method was carried out in January 2021, on people who had recovered from COVID-19, were confirmed negative for Corona, and had completed a minimum 14-day isolation period.
“The prevalence of persistent or long COVID-19 syndrome in Indonesia is quite high, which affects the quality of life of COVID-19 survivors. Pneumonia is the main factor influencing the incidence of persistent COVID-19 syndrome. Further research with a larger sample size and a longer study time. recommended for controlling COVID-19 and its impact on the health and quality of life of COVID-19 survivors,” conclude the experts.
This research was conducted by Agus Dwi Susanto, Fathiyah Isbaniah, Irandi Putra Pratomo, Budhi Antariksa, Erlang Samoedro, Muhammad Taufik, Fadlika Harinda, Fariz Nurwidya. Released April 3, 2022, while research is conducted in July 2021.
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