Factors affecting long-COVID-19 symptoms of home isolation in patients in the community health center of Muang distric

Abstract

The survey research aims to study the prevalence and factors affecting long-term COVID-19 symptoms of home isolation in patients in the community health center of Muang district in Suratthani province. The population was 13,486 home-isolated patients during December 2021–April 2022 in the community health center of Muang district in Suratthani province. The 186 samples were selected by systematic sampling. The research tools are a questionnaire comprised of 1) general data, 2) health status data, 3) perception of long COVID-19 occurring, and 4) health prevention of long COVID-19, respectively. Data were collected from a Google Form during June 18–31, 2023. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics by multiple logistic regression.

The results were as follows : The prevalence of long COVID-19 symptoms is 26.5%, with continuous symptoms in 2, 3, and more than 3 months of about 9.5, 11.5, and 5.5, respectively. The 10^th number of symptoms ranked are weakness, short memory, insomnia, dyspnea, hairlessness, slow movement, chronic cough, headache, myalgia, and bone pain in 27.5, 17.5, 16.0, 16.0, 13.5, 12.5, 11.5, 11.5, 11.0, and 11.0, respectively. The severe, moderate, and mild symptoms have significantly affected long COVID-19 symptoms more than patients with no symptoms in 17, 6.375, and 3.091 of the odds ratio.