LOCUS (LOng Covid-Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal): A three-component study protocol.
Approximately 10% of patients experience symptoms of Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC) after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Akin acute COVID-19, PCC may impact a multitude of organs and systems, such as the cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and neurological systems. The frequency and associated ris...
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| author | J P Dinis Teixeira Mário J D S Santos Patrícia Soares Luísa de Azevedo Patrícia Barbosa Andreia Vilas Boas João V Cordeiro Sónia Dias Marta Fonseca Ana Rita Goes Maria João Lobão Marta Moniz Sofia Nóbrega André Peralta-Santos Víctor Ramos João Victor Rocha António Carlos da Silva Maria da Luz Brazão Andreia Leite Carla Nunes |
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| description | Approximately 10% of patients experience symptoms of Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC) after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Akin acute COVID-19, PCC may impact a multitude of organs and systems, such as the cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and neurological systems. The frequency and associated risk factors of PCC are still unclear among both community and hospital settings in individuals with a history of COVID-19. The LOCUS study was designed to clarify the PCC's burden and associated risk factors. LOCUS is a multi-component study that encompasses three complementary building blocks. The "Cardiovascular and respiratory events following COVID-19" component is set to estimate the incidence of cardiovascular and respiratory events after COVID-19 in eight Portuguese hospitals via electronic health records consultation. The "Physical and mental symptoms following COVID-19" component aims to address the community prevalence of self-reported PCC symptoms through a questionnaire-based approach. Finally, the "Treating and living with Post COVID-19 Condition" component will employ semi-structured interviews and focus groups to characterise reported experiences of using or working in healthcare and community services for the treatment of PCC symptoms. This multi-component study represents an innovative approach to exploring the health consequences of PCC. Its results are expected to provide a key contribution to the optimisation of healthcare services design. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72112dd7005d44dfbc9d6f059c7532e82023-05-13T05:31:32ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01184e028505110.1371/journal.pone.0285051LOCUS (LOng Covid-Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal): A three-component study protocol.J P Dinis TeixeiraMário J D S SantosPatrícia SoaresLuísa de AzevedoPatrícia BarbosaAndreia Vilas BoasJoão V CordeiroSónia DiasMarta FonsecaAna Rita GoesMaria João LobãoMarta MonizSofia NóbregaAndré Peralta-SantosVíctor RamosJoão Victor RochaAntónio Carlos da SilvaMaria da Luz BrazãoAndreia LeiteCarla NunesApproximately 10% of patients experience symptoms of Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC) after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Akin acute COVID-19, PCC may impact a multitude of organs and systems, such as the cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and neurological systems. The frequency and associated risk factors of PCC are still unclear among both community and hospital settings in individuals with a history of COVID-19. The LOCUS study was designed to clarify the PCC's burden and associated risk factors. LOCUS is a multi-component study that encompasses three complementary building blocks. The "Cardiovascular and respiratory events following COVID-19" component is set to estimate the incidence of cardiovascular and respiratory events after COVID-19 in eight Portuguese hospitals via electronic health records consultation. The "Physical and mental symptoms following COVID-19" component aims to address the community prevalence of self-reported PCC symptoms through a questionnaire-based approach. Finally, the "Treating and living with Post COVID-19 Condition" component will employ semi-structured interviews and focus groups to characterise reported experiences of using or working in healthcare and community services for the treatment of PCC symptoms. This multi-component study represents an innovative approach to exploring the health consequences of PCC. Its results are expected to provide a key contribution to the optimisation of healthcare services design.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285051 |
| spellingShingle | J P Dinis Teixeira Mário J D S Santos Patrícia Soares Luísa de Azevedo Patrícia Barbosa Andreia Vilas Boas João V Cordeiro Sónia Dias Marta Fonseca Ana Rita Goes Maria João Lobão Marta Moniz Sofia Nóbrega André Peralta-Santos Víctor Ramos João Victor Rocha António Carlos da Silva Maria da Luz Brazão Andreia Leite Carla Nunes LOCUS (LOng Covid-Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal): A three-component study protocol. PLoS ONE |
| title | LOCUS (LOng Covid-Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal): A three-component study protocol. |
| title_full | LOCUS (LOng Covid-Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal): A three-component study protocol. |
| title_fullStr | LOCUS (LOng Covid-Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal): A three-component study protocol. |
| title_full_unstemmed | LOCUS (LOng Covid-Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal): A three-component study protocol. |
| title_short | LOCUS (LOng Covid-Understanding Symptoms, events and use of services in Portugal): A three-component study protocol. |
| title_sort | locus long covid understanding symptoms events and use of services in portugal a three component study protocol |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285051 |
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