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A Study to Assess the Impact of Physical Health Problems and Coping Strategies Among Post-COVID-19 Patients in Selected Rural Areas

  1. Ashwini Anil Nile Department of Nursing, Sakhar Kamgar Hospital, Seva Nursing College
  2. Sanket Machhindra Kale Department of Nursing, Sakhar Kamgar Hospital, Seva Nursing College
  3. Neha Bhausaheb Rathod Department of Nursing, Sakhar Kamgar Hospital, Seva Nursing College
  4. Utkarsha Sanjay Vikhe Department of Nursing, Sakhar Kamgar Hospital, Seva Nursing College
  5. Rahul Babasaheb Kadu Department of Nursing, Sakhar Kamgar Hospital, Seva Nursing College

Abstract

Introduction: COVID-19, an infectious illness, stems from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and was initially detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Its rapid transmission has triggered a global pandemic, affecting populations across the globe. Materials and method: A descriptive study design is used in the research. The research took place within a rural community setting. The population consists of post-COVID-19 patients living in rural community areas. The total population size is 40. The non-probability simple random technique was used for recruiting samples for the study. Results and Conclusion: The study revealed that post-COVID-19 had an impact on patients’ physical problems such as patients feeling that they have Prominent Supraclavicular Fat on their necks and some patients feeling thyroid nodules on their necks. Study reveals that they had physiological health problems related to Prominent Supraclavicular Fat on the neck, thyroid nodules on the neck, and wheezes on the lungs.

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