Sequelas da covid-19: autoavaliação de queixas de memória por adultos jovens

• Autor(a) principal: Mesquita , Mariana Beatriz do Nascimento
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório do Centro Universitário Braz Cubas
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/3134
• topic: Memória; COVID-19; autoavaliação; sequelas; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FONOAUDIOLOGIA

ABSTRACT Introduction: At the end of 2019, the world was threatened by a new virus, with high transmission power, was discovered in the city of Wuhan, China, arriving in Brazil in February 2020. Among the numerous symptoms discovered, failures in memory were observed as sequelae of COVID-19, which could last for a long time in the individual's life. Objective: To analyze complaints of memory disorders reported by young adults in the post-contamination period by COVID-19. Methods: A case study was developed, with 10 participants divided into two groups of five people. A group composed of individuals infected by COVID-19 and with complaints related to memory and another group that was also infected by COVID 19, but without memory complaints. For data collection, we used: an online form developed by the researchers, covering personal issues, symptoms of COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 memory complaints; and the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed quantitatively with data tabulation and descriptive presentation. Results: The average age of participants in the group with memory complaints was 25 years. According to the self assessment of this group, 50% of the participants had failures related to prospective memory and 75% related to short-term memory. Participants in the group without memory complaints had a mean age of 40 years and reported no memory impairment after COVID-19 infection. They did not signal menmonic symptoms after contamination, but few self-reported short-term and prospective memory complaints in the QMPR. Conclusion: According to the self-assessment, young adults with memory complaints after COVID-19 report greater difficulties in the functioning of their mnemonic system than the group without complaints. Evidencing the importance of self-assessment and early identification of neurological sequelae after COVID-19, to reduce damage to the quality of life of individuals.