A systematic analysis of the literature on the post-COVID-19 condition in Latin America focusing on epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and risk of bias.

IF 1.2 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Medwave Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI:10.5867/medwave.2025.01.3014
Vivienne C Bachelet, Belén Carroza, Bruno Morgado, Ignacio Silva-Ayarza
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This analysis article aimed to identify and analyze all articles published on the post-COVID-19 condition in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and risk of bias. We did a systematic survey of the literature with broad inclusion criteria. The only exclusion criteria were articles referring to post-acute COVID-19 sequelae after an intensive care unit stay, which we distinguish from the post-COVID-19 condition. We searched MEDLINE/PubMed, LILACS, SciELO, Scopus, Web of Science, and Epistemonikos. We included 55 records, of which 48 were original articles (44 were observational research, 29 of which had a comparison group; and four reviews). Various definitions for long COVID were reported, or none, and few used the World Health Organization criteria. None of the included studies reported prevalence rates for the region. We extracted the reported signs and symptoms of long COVID for our region. Using the Johanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools for observational analytic research, we found that most included studies were prone to limitations and biases. We conclude that more research should be done on the post-COVID-19 condition in Latin America and the Caribbean, using rigorous study designs to inform public health strategies.

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对拉丁美洲covid -19后情况的文献进行系统分析,重点是流行病学、临床特征和偏倚风险。
本分析文章旨在识别和分析所有发表的关于拉丁美洲和加勒比地区后covid -19状况的文章,重点关注流行病学、临床特征和偏倚风险。我们用广泛的纳入标准对文献进行了系统的调查。唯一的排除标准是涉及重症监护病房住院后急性COVID-19后遗症的文章,我们将其与COVID-19后病症区分开来。我们检索了MEDLINE/PubMed、LILACS、SciELO、Scopus、Web of Science和Epistemonikos。我们纳入了55篇记录,其中48篇为原创文章(44篇为观察性研究,其中29篇有对照组;四篇评论)。报道了长冠状病毒的各种定义,或者没有定义,很少使用世界卫生组织的标准。纳入的研究均未报告该地区的患病率。我们提取了本地区报告的长冠状病毒的体征和症状。使用约翰娜布里格斯研究所的批判性评估工具进行观察分析研究,我们发现大多数纳入的研究都容易存在局限性和偏差。我们的结论是,应该对拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的covid -19后情况进行更多研究,采用严格的研究设计,为公共卫生战略提供信息。
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Medwave
Medwave MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-
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2.60
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8.30%
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50
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: Medwave is a peer-reviewed, biomedical and public health journal. Since its foundation in 2001 (Volume 1) it has always been an online only, open access publication that does not charge subscription or reader fees. Since January 2011 (Volume 11, Number 1), all articles are peer-reviewed. Without losing sight of the importance of evidence-based approach and methodological soundness, the journal accepts for publication articles that focus on providing updates for clinical practice, review and analysis articles on topics such as ethics, public health and health policy; clinical, social and economic health determinants; clinical and health research findings from all of the major disciplines of medicine, medical science and public health. The journal does not publish basic science manuscripts or experiments conducted on animals. Until March 2013, Medwave was publishing 11-12 numbers a year. Each issue would be posted on the homepage on day 1 of each month, except for Chile’s summer holiday when the issue would cover two months. Starting from April 2013, Medwave adopted the continuous mode of publication, which means that the copyedited accepted articles are posted on the journal’s homepage as they are ready. They are then collated in the respective issue and included in the Past Issues section.
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