Cruz-Nocelo EJ, Cerón-Paz I, Barajas-Victoria RÁ, Trejo-Villanueva HA, Zúñiga-Carmona VH, Torres-Prado DE

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: COVID-19 is accompanied by symptoms that are usually more evident when the disease is severe. Objective: to evaluate the symptoms of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 through the ESAS-r(es) questionnaire and compare their intensity according to severity. Material and methods: a cross-sectional, prospective and observational study was carried out, which consisted of the evaluation of the intensity of symptoms in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and was compared according to severity. Results: 110 evaluations were included, most of the symptoms presented with greater intensity in the severe severity group: exhaustion (p ≤ 0.001), loss of appetite (p = 0.006), shortness of breath (p = 0.001), discouragement (p = 0.009) and nervousness/anxiety (p = 0.041). Conclusion: the symptoms occurred with greater frequency and intensity in severe disease.

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