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Background: There is still a scarcity of evidence about the clinical severity of
symptoms and functional disability in post coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID)
Syndrome (PCS).
Aim: To assess the scope for rehabilitation of the parson with long-covid symptoms by
using Yorkshire Rehabilitation scale.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study. A stratified sample of 452 participant were
selected from divisional centers of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralised.
Result: Among 452 participants, the prevalence of post-covid symptoms of fatigue,
breathlessness, and pain was, respectively, 34.3%, 12.2%, and 20%. The correlation
between symptom severity, functional disability, and overall health was explored. The
mean age was 37.95 years, with 148 (32.7%) females. Symptoms and functional
difficulties increased substantially when compared to before infection. Three distinct
severity phenotypes of mild (n = 90), moderate (n = 186), and severe (n = 94) were
identified. Symptom scores were strongly positively correlated with functional
difficulty scores (0.889, p <0.001) and negatively correlated with overall health (-0.658,
p <0.001).
Conclusion: Severity phenotypes can help stratify patients for targeted interventions
and rehabilitation care planning.
Keywords: C19‐YRS, Long COVID, Phenotypes, Post‐COVID‐19 condition, SARS
CoV‐2. |
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