LUNG FUNCTION AND FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY AFTER COVID-19

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594912414108

• Palavras-chave: Estado Funcional, Síndrome de COVID-19 Pós-Aguda, Testes de Função Respiratória.

• Keywords: Functional Status, Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Respiratory Function Tests.

• Abstract:

  Objective: To investigate the possibility of changes in lung function and/or functional capacity in the population after contamination with SARS-CoV-2. Methodology: This is an epidemiological cross-sectional observational study with a convenience sample where spirometry, manovacuometry and a six-minute walk test were performed. Results: The sample consisted of six individuals, with a mean age of 22.66 years, the mean number of symptoms in the acute phase was 4.6 and in the post-acute phase it was 2. 50% of those assessed reported that they were affected in terms of the activities and/or exercises carried out prior to the infection. The mean percentages of predicted and realized FVC were 101.16%, FEV1 98.5%, FEV1/FVC 100.66%, PEF 84%, FEF25-75% 87.66%, PIMax 105.59%, PEMax 78.70%, and DTC6 63.13%.  Conclusion: The signs and symptoms affected the daily activities and/or physical exercise of half of the individuals assessed, the variables most affected were FEV1, PEF, FEF25-75, PEMax and DTC6, thus showing that there is an impairment, even if slight, in the pulmonary function and functional capacity of these individuals