1. Predictors of Post–COVID-19 Functional Status Scale in Hospitalized Patients Recovering From SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
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Daros dos Santos, Tamires, Alves Souza, Juliana, Machado Cardoso, Dannuey, Berni, Viviane Bohrer, Pasqualoto, Adriane Schmidt, and de Albuquerque, Isabella Martins
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RESPIRATORY muscles , *EXERCISE tests , *LENGTH of stay in hospitals , *GRIP strength , *COVID-19 , *MUSCLE contraction , *OXIMETRY , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *POST-acute COVID-19 syndrome , *FUNCTIONAL status , *CROSS-sectional method , *AGE distribution , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *DIAPHRAGM (Anatomy) , *FISHER exact test , *HEALTH surveys , *RISK assessment , *SEX distribution , *T-test (Statistics) , *MUSCLE strength , *PHYSICAL mobility , *QUALITY of life , *QUADRICEPS muscle , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *FATIGUE (Physiology) , *BODY mass index , *DATA analysis software , *DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
Objective: The study aimed to investigate whether peripheral and inspiratory muscle strength and architecture, functional capacity, functional mobility, fatigue, and health-related quality of life are predictors of the Post–COVID-19 Functional Status Scale score in patients with post–COVID-19 syndrome who were hospitalized. Design: A cross-sectional study included 69 patients (53.3 ± 13.2 yrs, 36 men) with post–COVID-19 syndrome. The following outcomes were assessed: peripheral (dynamometry) and inspiratory (manovacuometry) muscle strength, muscle architecture (ultrasound), functional capacity (six-minute walk test), functional mobility (Timed Up and Go), fatigue (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy), health-related quality of life (36-item Short-Form Health Survey), and functional status (Post–COVID-19 Functional Status scale). Results: Functional mobility (β = 0.573, P < 0.001), vastus intermedius echogenicity (β = −0.491, P = 0.001), length of stay (β = 0.349, P = 0.007), and female sex (β = 0.415, P = 0.003) influenced the Post– COVID-19 Functional Status Scale. Conclusions: Functional mobility, muscle quality of the vastus intermedius, length of stay, and female sex influence the Post–COVID-19 Functional Status Scale score in this population. It is noteworthy that functional mobility is an independent predictor of Post–COVID-19 Functional Status Scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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