Long COVID syndrome: psychological and sexual dysfunction among survivors of COVID-19 infection

Background: To explore the neuropsychiatric symptoms, sleep disturbances, and sexual dysfunction in patients with long COVID syndrome, which can help in building better follow-up strategies for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors. Material and methods: A cross-sectional research was undert...

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Published in:Annals of medicine and surgery 2023-10, Vol.85 (10), p.4788-4793
Main Authors: Khan, Sana A., Ashkar, Rabeeah, Kumari, Sona, Khenhrani, Raja R., Ullah, Shafqat, Rajpar, Rahimeen, Arshad, Hareem, Haque, Johum Aziz, Abbas, Kiran, Khan, Javeria, Poudel, Bipin, Bhandari, Sushmita, Ahmed, Moiz, Dars, Jawed A.
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Summary:Background: To explore the neuropsychiatric symptoms, sleep disturbances, and sexual dysfunction in patients with long COVID syndrome, which can help in building better follow-up strategies for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors. Material and methods: A cross-sectional research was undertaken at the premises of a psychiatry unit at a tertiary care unit in Karachi, Pakistan, between August 2022 and April 2023. All individuals aged 18 years or older, who had a history of contracting COVID-19 infection in the last 12 months presented to the department of Psychiatry with neuropsychiatric symptoms were recruited. Using a predefined questionnaire, data was collected from the participants. A linear logistic regression was used to find the impact of age, sex, hospitalization, and duration of home isolation on the likelihood of persistent neuropsychiatric symptoms or sexual dysfunction. Results: A total of 457 patients were included. It was found that individuals were less likely to experience neuropsychiatric symptoms as age increased (OR=0.968, 95% CI: 0.949–0.986, P =0.001). Females were 4.8 times more likely to experience neuropsychiatric symptoms than males, and the association was extremely significant (OR=4.851, 95% CI: 3.085–7.626, P
ISSN:2049-0801
2049-0801
DOI:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001153