Symptom response and episodic disability of long COVID in people with spinal cord injury: a case-control study

Md. Feroz Kabir and Khin Nyein Yin and Ohnmar Htwe and Mohammad Saffree Jeffree and Fatimah Binti Ahmedy and Muhamad Faizal Zainudin and Sharmila Jahan and Md. Zahid Hossain and K. M. Amran Hossain and Md. Waliul Islam and Tofajjal Hossain (2024) Symptom response and episodic disability of long COVID in people with spinal cord injury: a case-control study. PLoS ONE, 19. pp. 1-12. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a consequence of significant disability and health issues globally, and long COVID represents the symptoms of neuro-musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory complications. Purpose This study aimed to identify the symptom responses and disease burden of long COVID in individuals with spinal cord injury. Methods This case-control study was conducted on patients with SCI residing at a specialised rehabilitation centre in Bangladesh. Forty patients with SCI with and without long COVID symptoms (LCS) were enrolled in this study at a 1:1 ratio according to WHO criteria. Result Twelve LCS were observed in patients with SCI, including fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, memory loss, headache, respiratory problems, anxiety, depression, insomnia, problem in ADL problem in work, palpitation, and weakness. The predictors of developing long COVID include increasing age (p<0.002), increasing BMI (p<0.03), and longer duration of spinal cord injury (p<0.004). A significant difference (p<0.01) in overall years of healthy life lost due to disability (YLD) for non-long COVID cases was 2.04±0.596 compared to long COVID (LC) cases 1.22±2.09 was observed.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Spinal injury , long COVID , neuro-musculoskeletal,
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1-1270 Public aspects of medicine > RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine > RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC31-1245 Internal medicine > RC321-571 Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry > RC346-429 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Including speech disorders
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN -
Date Deposited:	02 May 2025 11:17
Last Modified:	02 May 2025 11:17
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/43714

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