Open Accesssituation of the post-COVID-19 symptoms of patients in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province Vietnam
Author(s) -
Nguyễn Văn Trường,
Dinh Trần Ngọc Huy
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns1.5907
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , pediatrics , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , nursing
This cross-sectional descriptive study aims to study the status of the post-COVID-19 syndrome and its impact on the quality of life of people in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province. The study was completed in March 2022 with 120 patients experiencing health problems after being infected with COVID-19. Results of the study: The most common symptom of post-COVID-19 syndrome is a persistent cough (85.8%), followed by sleep disturbances (50.8%) and chest tightness, shortness of breath (50%). The more severe the manifestation of the disease in the acute phase, the higher the risk and severity of the post-COVID-19 syndrome. Post-COVID-19 syndrome is adversely affecting the quality of life of patients (95%) by reducing both the physical and mental health of the patient.