Level of Dyspnoea in Patients with COVID-19 in Poland

Monika Gałczyk (), Anna Zalewska, Sławomir Chlabicz and Bożena Ewa Kopcych
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Monika Gałczyk: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Łomża State University of Applied Sciences, Akademicka 14, 18-400 Łomża, Poland
Anna Zalewska: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Łomża State University of Applied Sciences, Akademicka 14, 18-400 Łomża, Poland
Sławomir Chlabicz: Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mieszka I 4B, 15-054 Białystok, Poland
Bożena Ewa Kopcych: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Łomża State University of Applied Sciences, Akademicka 14, 18-400 Łomża, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-7

Abstract: Objectives: The study aimed to assess the level of dyspnoea during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. Methods: The online questionnaire was conducted among 204 Polish adult respondents with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result. The level of dyspnoea was assessed by the modified Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnoea Scale in Polish. Results: Dyspnoea is most common in patients with severe COVID-19, and the prevalence of dyspnoea in the study population of patients with COVID-19 was low (34% respondents presented with dyspnoea with a score of 1 or higher). Conclusions: There is a need for further investigation and close monitoring of the extent of dyspnoea in different social groups, especially in the event of a prolonged pandemic and the emergence of further waves of COVID-19.

Keywords: Medical Research Council; COVID-19; adults; Poland; dyspnoea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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