PRODUŽENI KOVID I STARIJI: UČESTALOST SIMPTOMA I NJIHOV UTICAJ NA SVAKODNEVNI ŽIVOT

Gerontologija, Vol. 53, br.1 (2025) [str. 55-69]

 

AUTOR(I) / AUTHOR(S): Katarina Stefanović , Ivana Marković , Dunja Trailov , Dejan Trailov , Gordana Mihajlović

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/ger2501.55S
SAŽETAK /ABSTRACT:

Produženi KOVID (engl. long COVID), takođe nazvan i postakutne sekvele infekcije SARS-CoV-2 (engl. post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, PASC), definiše se kao stanje koje nastaje nakon infekcije SARS-CoV-2, a karakteriše ga prisustvo simptoma koji traju najmanje tri meseca, pri čemu mogu biti stalni, povremeni, remitirati ili napredovati i zahvatati jedan ili više organskih sistema. Posebno je značajan kod starijih osoba zbog većeg morbiditeta, mortaliteta i rizika od funkcionalnog i kognitivnog pada.

Cilj: Ispitati učestalost i najčešće simptome produženog KOVID-a kod pacijenata starijih od 65 godina, kao i njihov uticaj na svakodnevne aktivnosti i socijalnu izolaciju.

Metodologija: U studiju je uključeno 100 pacijenata lečenih na Odeljenju gerijatrije KBC „Zvezdara”, koji su preboleli KOVID-19. Podaci su prikupljeni anketiranjem licem u lice, korišćenjem upitnika, koji je obuhvatao simptome po sistemima, kognitivne i psihičke tegobe, poremećaje sna i socijalnu izolaciju.

Rezultati: Prosečna starost ispitanika bila je 73,9 ± 6,2 godine, a 60% su činile žene. Najčešći simptomi bili su umor (90%), zaboravnost (63%), nesanica (61%), bol u mišićima (59%), depresivno raspoloženje (54%) i bol u grudima (54%). Umor je najviše ograničavao svakodnevne aktivnosti (70%). Socijalnu izolaciju potvrdilo je 65% ispitanika, 78% je izjavilo da se manje kreće nego ranije, dok je 44% i dalje imalo strah od nove infekcije.

Zaključak: Produženi KOVID-19 je čest kod starijih pacijenata i obuhvata širok spektar simptoma koji značajno utiču na svakodnevni život i dovode do socijalne izolacije. Rano prepoznavanje i multidisciplinarni pristup su od suštinske važnosti za adekvatno zbrinjavanje ovih bolesnika.

 

KLJUČNE REČI / KEYWORDS: 

produženi KOVID-19, stari, socijalna izolacija, smanjenje kretanja

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