Prevalence of long COVID-19 syndrome among health care workers of Patan Academy of Health Sciences

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https://doi.org/10.3126/jpahs.v9i3.52270

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COVID 19, COVID YRS Tool, Long COVID

Abstract

Introduction: Any symptoms acquired after COVID-19 infection that persists beyond 12 weeks period and not explained by any other disease either already present or acquired after COVID-19 infection is termed as long COVID 19 by World Health Organisation. We tried to find out the prevalence of long COVID 19 in healthcare workers.

Method: Questionnaire was made in google form based on COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Screening Tool (COVID YRS Tool). Ethical approval was taken from IRC-PAHS. Data collected from all health care workers of PAHS from 2022/05/20 to 2022/07/20. Difference in Precovid and Postcovid status in different domains were compared by statistical tests.

Result: The median age of our participants was 29 years. Prevalence of Long COVID 19 was 68.1%. 19 55.3% ha mild, 10.4% had moderate, 2.4% had severe symptoms. The most common symptom was fatigue (44%), anxiety (41%) and shortness of breath (36%). The COVID YRS Tool overall score was statically significant with p value <0.001. Pre COVID 19 and Post COVID 19, patients had statically significant in breathlessness, fatigue, nutrition, anxiety, usual activity, pain, anxiety and depression. Only 6% of our patients had severe COVID 19.

Conclusion: People are still experiencing various symptoms after COVID 19 infection. Long COVID 19 has now been a health care problem.  Long COVID 19 patients have multisystem involvement and multi-speciality team is needed for their management and rehabilitation.

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Author Biographies

Bimal Pandey, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Hospital

Sanjeev Gautam, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Hospital

Sanjit Karki, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Hospital

Mipsang Lama, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Hospital

Keshav Raj Sigdel, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Hospital

Niroj Hirachan, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Patan Hospital

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

Pandey, B., Gautam, S., Karki, S., Lama, M., Sigdel, K. R., & Hirachan, N. (2022). Prevalence of long COVID-19 syndrome among health care workers of Patan Academy of Health Sciences. Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences, 9(3), 3–11. https://doi.org/10.3126/jpahs.v9i3.52270

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COVID-19: Original Articles