Banca de DEFESA: MAÍARA ALVES DO NASCIMENTO

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MAÍARA ALVES DO NASCIMENTO
DATE: 05/03/2021
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Videoconferência
TITLE:

CHANGE OF SMELL AND TASTE AND RELATED FUNCTIONS CLINICAL IN SUBJECTS WITH COVID-19.

KEY WORDS:

COVID-19. Pandemic. Anosmia. Ageusia. Prevalence. Signs and symptoms.

PAGES: 62
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional
SUMMARY:

Objective: to evaluate changes in sensory functions of smell and taste in individuals with COVID-19 and to investigate their correlations and clinical implications. Methodology: this is a descriptive and analytical research carried out using an online form, using the resources of the Google Docs® platform. The form was structured from a sociodemographic questionnaire, a clinical investigation questionnaire and a self-reported symptoms investigation questionnaire. For the formation of the sample, a probabilistic calculation was performed, using the reference of 15% of the incidence of COVID-19 from a previous study, adopting a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of 5%, reaching a total of 195 participants. Considering the possibility of losses due to failures in data collection or failure to meet pre-selected eligibility criteria, the final sample consisted of 210 individuals, aged over 18 years and who had a positive diagnosis for COVID-19. Results: the demographics of the data showed age ranging from 18 to 79 years (mean ± 33.97), with a greater representation of females 79.5% and a predominance of participation in the state of Paraíba 71.4%. The prevalence of anosmia and augesia in the general population was 86.2%, with anosmia being present in 84.8%, and augesia in 77.6%. In addition to these, the most reported symptoms were headache (80%), fatigue / tiredness (70.5%), runny nose or stuffy nose (71.8%), muscle pain (70.3%), cough (55.2%), diarrhea (49.0%) sore throat (48.3%), fever (47.6%), and to a lesser extent the sensation of shortness of breath (27.1%). There was statistical significance in the analysis of the association between loss of smell and taste and the symptoms of cough, runny nose, headache and fatigue and the relationship between the symptom of shortness of breath and agony and the symptom of muscle pain and anosmia. The loss of sensory functions was evidenced predominantly in younger individuals and in the female sex, being attributed to the change in appetite, pleasure and desire for food, increasing the time to finish a meal during the onset of the disease. It was also shown that 63.3% reported the absence of diseases preceding the infection by COVID-19. Conclusion: the loss of sensory functions of smell and taste behaved as an important factor to be considered in the infection by COVID-19, as they are associated with other symptoms of the disease. It was also found that anosmia and augesia contributed to the change in swallowing functionality.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2646619 - RODRIGO PEGADO DE ABREU FREITAS
Externo ao Programa - 2917953 - ARTUR QUINTILIANO BEZERRA DA SILVA
Externo à Instituição - LEANDRO DE ARAUJO PERNAMBUCO - UFPB