Epidemiological and Prognostic Factors Related to COVID-19 in Primary Care in a Municipality in Southern Brazil

Luís Rafaeli Coutinho, Lecian Cardoso Lopes, Henrique Pereira Oliveira d’Eça Neves, Hidelbrando Rodrigues, Sibele Holsbach Costa, Fábio Sensever

2021

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis led to a reflection on health systems in general, addressing the importance not only of equitable, but also universal, care to populations in a global context. Numerous ways to identify and propose alternatives to COVID-19 issues are enabled by technological advances, specifically those applied to health. This study aimed to investigate COVID-19-related epidemiological and prognostic factors remotely in primary care in the Brazilian public health system. The sample consisted of 77 users of primary care who had records of respiratory symptoms during the pandemic, aged between 5 and 83 years. The study was carried out in 07 Health Centers in Porto Belo (SC), Brazil. Data analysis and subsequent evaluation found a possible demand with symptoms and sequelae of COVID-19 that was shown mainly by users who reported difficulty or “tiredness” in basic Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), which may result in patients with chronic muscle fatigue and dyspnea as a future demand in the municipality.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Coutinho L., Lopes L., Neves H., Rodrigues H., Costa S. and Sensever F. (2021). Epidemiological and Prognostic Factors Related to COVID-19 in Primary Care in a Municipality in Southern Brazil. In Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2021) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF; ISBN 978-989-758-490-9, SciTePress, pages 515-521. DOI: 10.5220/0010265705150521

in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf21,
author={Luís Rafaeli Coutinho and Lecian Cardoso Lopes and Henrique Pereira Oliveira d’Eça Neves and Hidelbrando Rodrigues and Sibele Holsbach Costa and Fábio Sensever},
title={Epidemiological and Prognostic Factors Related to COVID-19 in Primary Care in a Municipality in Southern Brazil},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2021) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF},
year={2021},
pages={515-521},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010265705150521},
isbn={978-989-758-490-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2021) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF
TI - Epidemiological and Prognostic Factors Related to COVID-19 in Primary Care in a Municipality in Southern Brazil
SN - 978-989-758-490-9
AU - Coutinho L.
AU - Lopes L.
AU - Neves H.
AU - Rodrigues H.
AU - Costa S.
AU - Sensever F.
PY - 2021
SP - 515
EP - 521
DO - 10.5220/0010265705150521
PB - SciTePress