Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: DANIELLY ALVES MENDES BARBOSA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : DANIELLY ALVES MENDES BARBOSA
DATE: 21/06/2022
LOCAL: GOOGLE MEET
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KEY WORDS:

COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; anosmia; ageusia.

PAGES: 94
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Nutrição
SUMMARY:

The symptoms most mentioned by the first patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 were: fever, cough, myalgia and dyspnea. However, when the virus enters other continents, other signs and symptoms become part of the clinical manifestations of COVID-19; an unusual symptom was being increasingly reported, namely the olfactory and gustatory alterations. Many patients who had COVID-19 developed persistent symptoms, called Long COVID, and one of the most enduring symptoms was a loss of smell and taste. Having these changes, whether persistent or not, can pose risks to quality of life and eating habits. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the prevalence and impact of olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions on the quality of life and eating habits of health professionals in the Zona da Mata of Pernambuco infected or not by SARS-CoV-2. This is a case-control research carried out with 53 health professionals on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. These professionals had previously passed the ELISA test and were divided into 3 groups according to the test result and symptom list: (1) IgA and/or IgG positive for SARS-CoV-2 with loss of smell and/or taste ( n=37); (2) IgA and/or IgG positive for SARS-CoV-2 without loss of smell and/or taste (n=7); and (3) SARS-CoV-2 negative IgA and/or IgG (n=9). The collection of information was carried out through a telephone interview with the aid of validated questionnaires. According to Fisher's test, there is no association between risk factors/comorbidity with the diagnosis for COVID-19. As for signs/symptoms, only malaise and loss of smell and/or taste revealed an association with the test result variable for COVID-19. Of the total of 53 participants in this study, 39 individuals reported impaired smell and taste, 37 of which were positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 2 individuals were negative for SARS-CoV-2. Only 1 person reported the isolated impairment of taste, all other participants mentioned the integrated impairment of both smell and taste. Of the 53 professionals, 31 reported having symptoms lasting longer than 4 weeks, classifying them as Long COVID. Among the lasting symptoms, the most cited were: loss of smell, loss of taste and weakness/tiredness. Regarding the analysis of the impact of these dysfunctions on quality of life, the total sQOD-NS scores did not differ between patients with loss of smell and/or taste and those without these dysfunctions. Regarding the impact of dysfunctions on eating habits, there was an association between the groups only regarding the fact of “liking food”, where a large percentage of individuals with a positive result and with loss of smell and/or taste reported that these dysfunctions made them like it. minus the food. Therefore, this study revealed that there is a high prevalence of short and long-term smell and/or taste disorders in subjects with a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 and that these symptoms can interfere with eating habits, reducing the pleasure of food, as well as making individuals, to compensate for the loss of these senses, opt for more seasoned and palatable foods.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2063134 - ALICE VALENCA ARAUJO
Externo ao Programa - 1017903 - CAIO BEZERRA SOUTO MAIOR
Interna - 1806262 - MARIANE CAJUBA DE BRITTO LIRA NOGUEIRA