Post-Covid-19 Syndrome and Quality of Life Impairment in Severe Covid-19 Mexican Patients

May 2023 in “ Frontiers in Public Health ”

Carla Marina Román-Montes, Yesenia C Flores-Soto, Guillermo Guaracha-Basáñez, Karla M Tamez-Torres, José Sifuentes–Osornio, Ma Fernanda González-Lara, Alfredo Ponce de León

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Studysummary In this study, 76% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experienced post-COVID-19 syndrome with symptoms like difficulty concentrating and fatigue lasting around 150 days, significantly impacting their quality of life through increased pain, discomfort, and anxiety.

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