ĐẶC ĐIỂM HẬU COVID-19 TẠI ĐẮK LẮK, NĂM 2021

Abstract

By using the retrospective study method, we surveyed 401 patients. Conclusion: The proportions of the two sexes are equal. The mean age is 36.1 ± 13.8 years old. The Kinh ethnic account for 50.4% and the Ede ethnic account for 39.9%. Education level is mainly from secondary school and above. 53.6% are farmers and 82.8% are in rural areas. 28.2% are overweight and obese and 19.2% are smokers. There are 7.7% patients having comorbidities disease. 71.1% have not been vaccinated. There are 81.3% patients who were diagnosed COVID-19 when the disease were asymptomatic and mild. 8.2% of COVID-19 patients were taken antiviral drugs. 11.2% of patients were re-positive with SARS-CoV-2 after recovering from COVID-19. 61.3% have post-COVID-19 symptoms. The five most common post-COVID-19 symptoms are fatigue (36.7%), muscle aches (21.7%), cough (19.2%), headache (18.5%) and insomnia (17,5%). Assessed by EQ-5D-5L scale: the patients having difficulty in walking (8.5%), self-care (3.2%), normal activities (8.7%), pain, discomfort (13%) and anxiety , melancholy (14.2%). The post-COVID-19 quality of life score was 0.961 ± 0.086 and the health self-assessment was 93.2 ± 8.7 points. Ethnicity, occupation, educational attainment, disease severity at the time of diagnosis, using of antiretroviral drugs, and comorbidities disease are associated with post-COVID-19 symptoms. Gender, age, body mass index, smoking, and vaccination are not associated with post-COVID-19 symptoms. There is a correlation between quality of life, health self-assessment and post-COVID-19 symptoms (p < 0.001).