Banca de DEFESA: DANIELE MARIA DOS SANTOS

SLEEP PARAMETERS, QUALITY OF LIFE AND CARDIORESPIRATORY RESPONSES TO EXERCISE IN POST-COVID 19 SUBJECTS.

COVID-19; Sleep; Cardiorespiratory responses to exercise; Quality of life.

Introduction: COVID-19 is an infection caused by the SARS-CoV 2 virus, currently recognized as a serious, pandemic disease with a high transmission capacity. Most of these patients when discharged from the ICU may present a set of symptoms that characterize the post-COVID syndrome, including muscle weakness acquired in the ICU, changes in sleep parameters, cardiorespiratory responses and their quality of life. Objectives: To assess sleep parameters, quality of life and cardiorespiratory responses to exertion and to determine whether there is an association between sleep parameters, quality of life and cardiorespiratory responses to exertion in post-COVID patients. Methodology: This is an observational, prospective and cross-sectional study, which will be conducted from July 2022 to December 2023. The research will be carried out in the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation laboratory of the physiotherapy department of the Federal University of Pernambuco. In which will be included patients aged between 18-65 years, of both sexes with a diagnosis of COVID-19 confirmed by a positive result in molecular and serological tests between 3-12 months of diagnosis. Those who had chronic degenerative, neuromuscular diseases or cognitive impairment that made it difficult to carry out the evaluation protocol were excluded. Expected results: Patients with post-COVID sequelae are expected to show changes in sleep parameters, cardiorespiratory responses to exertion and impairment in their quality of life over the six-month follow-up of these patients through assessments.