dc.contributor.author | Fossum, Guro Haugen | |
dc.contributor.author | Brænd, Anja Maria | |
dc.contributor.author | Heltveit-Olsen, Silje Rebekka | |
dc.contributor.author | Rørtveit, Guri | |
dc.contributor.author | Høye, Sigurd | |
dc.contributor.author | Straand, Jørund | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-18T09:35:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-01-18T09:35:08Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-11-01T10:06:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0281-3432 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3112397 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective Dependent on clinical setting, geography and timing during the pandemic, variable symptoms of COVID-19 have been reported. Our aim was to describe self-reported symptom intensity and contact with primary health care among nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients. Design Web-based survey. Setting Norway between March 2020 and July 2021. Subjects Adults in home isolation. Main outcome measures Participants reported possible COVID-19 symptoms, duration of symptoms, score of symptom severity (Likert scale 0–3), risk factors, comorbidity, and questions regarding follow-up and information from primary health care. Results Of 477 participants, 379 (79%) had PCR-confirmed COVID-19, 324 (68%) were females, and 90% were younger than 60 years. Most common symptoms were “fatigue and/or muscle ache” (80%), nasal symptoms (79%), and headache (73%). The mean severity of symptoms was generally low. Symptoms with the highest mean scores were “fatigue and/or muscle ache” (1.51, SD 1.02) and headache (1.27 (SD 1.00). Mean scores for severity ranged from 0.28 (nausea) to 1.51 (fatigue and/or muscle ache). Women reported higher symptom scores than men. For “affected sense of smell and/or taste”, patients either reported a high symptom score (24%) or no affliction at all (49%). A third of the participants (32%) were followed-up by primary care health personnel, and almost 40% had sought or received information about COVID-19 from general practitioners. Conclusion The mean severity of symptoms among nonhospitalized adult COVID-19 patients was generally low. We found large variations in the occurrence and severity of symptoms between patients. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Symptoms, symptom severity, and contact with primary health care among nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients: a Norwegian web-based survey | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2023 The Author(s) | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/02813432.2023.2266477 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2190881 | |
dc.source.journal | Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 427-434 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 2023, 41 (4), 427-434. | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 41 | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 4 | en_US |