Scientific Journal of Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences
مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ايرانشهر
Sci J Iranshahr Univ Med Sci
Medical Sciences
http://sjiums.irshums.ac.ir
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10.58209/sjms
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2022
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Survey of Cognitive function in Hospitalized Patients Recovering from COVID-19
اپیدمیولوژی
Epidemiology
پژوهشی اصيل
Original Research
<span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><b><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="color:black">Aims: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="color:black">COVID- 19 is a highly prevalent infectious disease with several systemic complications, including neurological and psychological complications.This study aimed to evaluate the status of cognitive function of individuals improved by COVID- 19 in 2021.</span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><b><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="color:black">Instrument & Methods:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="color:black">The present cross-sectional study was performed on 309 patients recovered from COVID- 19.Cognitive function assessment was performed using the Addenbrooke Cognitive Test (ACE-R).</span></span><b><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="color:black"></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><b><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="color:black">Findings:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="color:black">In this study, 309 patients recovered from COVID-19 with a mean age of 44.90 9 9.45 years (range 21-59) participated. The mean cognitive function of participants was 88.86 7 7.26 which have achieved nearly 89% of the total score (100 points) and indicates the normal cognitive function of individuals. There was a significant relationship between cognitive function (and all its components) in individuals with the variables of age, education, and employment. In addition, the rate of cognitive function (and all its components except expressive language) in people with intubation were significantly less than those who had not been intubated during treatment. A total of 18 patients (5.8%) had an abnormal cognitive function.</span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><b><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="color:black">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b> <span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><span style="color:black">The findings showed that cognitive impairments there are even in patients recovering from COVID-19 and may be associated with underlying inflammatory processes.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
Cognitive function,hospitalized,patients,recovering,COVID-19
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http://sjiums.irshums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-58-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
F.S.
Ghoreishi
psychiatric.department@gmail.com
1003194753284600639
1003194753284600639
No
Psychiatric Department, Medicine Faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
R.
Nourian
psychiatric.department@gmail.com
1003194753284600640
1003194753284600640
Yes
Psychiatric Department, Medicine Faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
M.Sh.
Shafaei
shfaei@gmail.com
1003194753284600641
1003194753284600641
No
Medical Student Department, Medicine Faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
F.
Assarian
1003194753284600642
1003194753284600642
No
Psychiatric Department, Medicine Faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran