INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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A descriptive study was done to assess the respiratory symptoms among post COVID patients attending OPDs of the selected hospital, Pathanamthitta. The objectives of the study were to assess the respiratory symptoms of post COVID patients and to find out the association between the respiratory symptoms of post COVID patients with the selected baseline variables. Descriptive research design was used for the present study. Health promotion model by Nola. J. Pender was used as the conceptual framework for the study. The main study was done among 110 patients. The samples were selected using non probability purposive sampling technique. Baseline data assessment proforma and rating scale were used as the tools for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The study revealed that 53.7% of the patients showed moderate post COVID respiratory symptoms,24.5% were showed less post COVID respiratory symptoms and 21.8% were showed severe post COVID symptoms. Significant association was found between occupation and respiratory symptoms, income and respiratory symptoms and living area and respiratory symptoms. The study concluded that majority of the samples had showed moderate post COVID respiratory symptoms. In this three category commonly assessed respiratory symptoms were generalized weakness, coughing (dry cough), breathing difficulty and tiredness while working.
Keywords:
Outpatient departments (OPDs); post COVID; respiratory symptoms.
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"Assessment of respiratory symptoms of post COVID patients", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.966-1009, August-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRDTH00077.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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