Fadiga em pacientes pós Covid-19 e fatores associados

Abstract

Coronavirus is a zoonotic virus belonging to the order Nestoviridae of the family Coronaviridae. Although we expect patients to have long-term symptoms recovering from severe Covid-19. after passing the acute phase of the disease, recovering patients continued to have ongoing symptoms, thus there is a so-called Post Covid-19 Syndrome. Objective: To evaluate the presence of fatigue in Post Covid-19 patients and its associated factors. Methodology: This is an applied research of descriptive nature with a quantitative approach and a cross-sectional cross-section. The research was carried out with participants at the physiotherapy school clinic of UNDB. Results: Twenty-six participants were investigated, 15 male and 11 female. There was no difference in the sociodemographic profile. We noticed a higher proportion of subjects

with high perceived exertion by Borg scale and mild/moderate fatigue in the Post- Covid-19 group on the Fatigue Severity Scale. A greater proportion of subjects in the

Post-Covid-19 group walked less than 80% of the predicted distance on the 6-minute walk test. It is noted that, although the percentage in relation to regular physical exercise did not show significant differences, participants in the Post-Covid-19 group who practiced regular physical activity showed no indications of fatigue and reached a distance ≥ 80% of predicted in the 6-minute walk test. Conclusions: This study identified that patients affected by Covid-19 have fatigue as a prevalent sequelae after the acute period of the disease, based on the strategies used to confirm it.