Persistent symptoms and decreased health-related quality of life after symptomatic pediatric COVID-19: A prospective study in a Latin American tertiary hospital

OBJECTIVES: To prospectively evaluate demographic, anthropometric and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in pediatric patients with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) METHODS: This was a longitudinal observational study of surviving pediatric post-COVID-19 patients (n=53)...

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Main Authors: Thais T. Fink, Heloisa H.S. Marques, Bruno Gualano, Livia Lindoso, Vera Bain, Camilla Astley, Fernanda Martins, Denise Matheus, Olivia M. Matsuo, Priscila Suguita, Vitor Trindade, Camila S.Y. Paula, Sylvia C.L. Farhat, Patricia Palmeira, Gabriela N. Leal, Lisa Suzuki, Vicente Odone Filho, Magda Carneiro-Sampaio, Alberto José S. Duarte, Leila Antonangelo, Linamara R. Batisttella, Guilherme V. Polanczyk, Rosa Maria R. Pereira, Carlos Roberto R. Carvalho, Carlos A. Buchpiguel, Ana Claudia L. Xavier, Marilia Seelaender, Clovis Artur Silva, Maria Fernanda B. Pereira, Adriana M. E. Sallum, Alexandra V. M. Brentani, Álvaro José S. Neto, Amanda Ihara, Andrea R. Santos, Ana Pinheiro M. Canton, Andreia Watanabe, Angélica C. dos Santos, Antonio C. Pastorino, Bernadette D. G. M. Franco, Bruna Caruzo, Carina Ceneviva, Carolina C. M. F. Martins, Danilo Prado, Deipara M. Abellan, Fabiana B. Benatti, Fabiana Smaria, Fernanda T. Gonçalves, Fernando D. Penteado, Gabriela S. F. de Castro, Guilherme S. Gonçalves, Hamilton Roschel, Ilana R. Disi, Isabela G. Marques, Inar A. Castro, Izabel M. Buscatti, Jaline Z. Faiad, Jarlei Fiamoncini, Joaquim C. Rodrigues, Jorge D. A. Carneiro, Jose A. Paz, Juliana C. Ferreira, Juliana C. O. Ferreira, Katia R. Silva, Karina L. M. Bastos, Katia Kozu, Lilian M. Cristofani, Lucas V. B. Souza, Lucia M. A. Campos, Luiz Vicente R. F. Silva Filho, Marcelo T. Sapienza, Marcos S. Lima, Marlene P. Garanito, Márcia F. A. Santos, Mayra B. Dorna, Nadia E. Aikawa, Nadia Litvinov, Neusa K. Sakita, Paula V. V. Gaiolla, Paula Pasqualucci, Ricardo K. Toma, Simone Correa-Silva, Sofia M. Sieczkowska, Marta Imamura, Silvana Forsait, Vera A. Santos, Yingying Zheng
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2021-11-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322021000100336&tlng=en