Daniel Freitas Oliveira Damasceno, Tahissa Frota Cavalcante, Larissa Katlyn Alves Andrade, Francisco Breno Barbosa de Oliveira, Marcos Venicios de Oliveira Lopes, Rafaella Pessoa Moreira, Huana Carolina Candido Morais
PURPOSE: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) generates long-term sequelae, but studies investigating patients with chronic pain syndrome (CPS) are limited. This study aimed to establish the etiological factors of CPS in patients with post-COVID-19 conditions. METHODS: This was a case-control retrospective study. The predictor variables were sex, diabetes mellitus, obesity (predisposing factors), unfavorable socioeconomic conditions, impaired rehabilitation (disabling factors), repeated exposure to COVID-19 (precipitating factor), home isolation, stress overload, fear of dying, admission to intensive care unit, prone positioning, and use of medications (reinforcing factors)...
May 26, 2023: International Journal of Nursing Knowledge