Jurnal Kesehatan
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022): April : Health Journal “Love That Renewed”

KARAKTERISTIK PENDERITA LONG COVID

Luciana Tati Suparti (STIKes Santo Borromeus)
Maria Yunita Indriarini (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Santo Borromeus)
Yosi Maria Wijaya (STIKes Santo Borromeus)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Apr 2022

Abstract

The COVID-19 disease is still unclear, including the long-term impact on its survivors. The further impact of survivors of COVID-19 or long covid is currently being studied by scientists worldwide. The phenomenon about the complaints of COVID-19 survivors that occurred during the pandemic varied greatly. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of long covid sufferers which include various symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, cough, headache, joint pain, muscle pain, difficulty thinking, anxiety, fever, stress, and chest palpitations. This research method is quantitative with descriptive design, where data collection using accidental sampling technique is obtained by 85 respondents participating in this study. This study used a questionnaire as a data collection tool and the data were analysed univariately by presenting the variable frequency distribution. The results showed that the number of patients with long covid symptoms who showed the most symptoms was fatigue (83.5%). The researcher suggests that further researchers examine the characteristics of other long covid and the direct impact on COVID-19 survivors with a larger population with different variables

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jks

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Public Health

Description

Health Journal “Love That Renewed” is a journal which provides a forum for publishing the scientific works of health practitioners, academics, and researchers. Focus And Scope of the journal include original research article, systematic review, and case study related to health issue. The journal ...