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ArticlePloS one2024

Symptom response and episodic disability of long COVID in people with spinal cord injury: A case-control study.

Md Feroz Kabir, Khin Nyein Yin, Ohnmar Htwe, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Fatimah Binti Ahmedy, Muhamad Faizal Zainudin, Sharmila Jahan, Md Zahid Hossain, K M Amran Hossain, Md Waliul Islam and 1 more

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Md Feroz KabirFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Khin Nyein YinFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-3933-0050
Ohnmar HtweFaculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mohammad Saffree JeffreeFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Fatimah Binti AhmedyFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Muhamad Faizal ZainudinFaculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia.ORCID 0009-0008-6498-7736
Sharmila JahanDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore, Bangladesh.
Md Zahid HossainDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore, Bangladesh.
K M Amran HossainDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore, Bangladesh.
Md Waliul IslamDepartment of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-1062-5349
Tofajjal HossainDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore, Bangladesh.

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Abstract

backgroundSpinal cord injury (SCI) is a consequence of significant disability and health issues globally, and long COVID represents the symptoms of neuro-musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory complications. PURPOSE: This study aimed to identify the symptom responses and disease burden of long COVID in individuals with spinal cord injury.

methodsThis case-control study was conducted on patients with SCI residing at a specialised rehabilitation centre in Bangladesh. Forty patients with SCI with and without long COVID symptoms (LCS) were enrolled in this study at a 1:1 ratio according to WHO criteria.

resultTwelve LCS were observed in patients with SCI, including fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, memory loss, headache, respiratory problems, anxiety, depression, insomnia, problem in ADL problem in work, palpitation, and weakness. The predictors of developing long COVID include increasing age (p<0.002), increasing BMI (p<0.03), and longer duration of spinal cord injury (p<0.004). A significant difference (p<0.01) in overall years of healthy life lost due to disability (YLD) for non-long COVID cases was 2.04±0.596 compared to long COVID (LC) cases 1.22±2.09 was observed.

conclusionBangladeshi patients of SCI presented 12 long COVID symptoms and have a significant disease burden compared to non long COVID cases.

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COVID-19Persons with DisabilitiesSpinal Cord InjuriesAdultBangladeshCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeSARS-CoV-2

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