Post-COVID-19 syndrome: An investigation of speech-language-hearing symptoms / Síndrome Pós-COVID-19: investigação de sintomas fonoaudiológicos
Fernandes, Aline Cristina Marcondes; Alpes, Matheus Francoy; Santos, Carla Manfredi dos.
Rev. CEFAC
; 26(1): e10823, 2024. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
to investigate speech-language-hearing symptoms in adults after the acute phase of COVID-19 and the impact of these persistent symptoms on their physical and emotional aspects, functional capacity, and social relationships.Methods:
204 adults who tested positive for COVID-19 between January 2021 and July 2022 and who completed an online questionnaire, addressing different variables. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics.Results:
the most prevalent symptoms up to 30 days after infection were tiredness (46%), memory loss (40.2%), and ageusia (26.5%). The most found long-term symptoms were memory loss (34.3%), tiredness (21.1%), and difficulties in starting a sentence or conversation (10.1%). Anosmia and ageusia were also cited. These persistent symptoms had an impact on their emotional aspect (33.3%), followed by the physical (26%) and occupational (25%) ones.Conclusion:
this study found persistent symptoms after the acute phase of COVID-19, which can lead to speech-language-hearing disorders, such as impaired oral language and eating. These persistent symptoms impacted the participants' emotional, physical, and occupational aspects.
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