Craniofacial Pain Management in Severe COVID-19 Patients During the Pandemic Peak in Kosovo: A Comprehensive Approach.
covid-19
headache
pain management
telemedicine
toothache
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2023
Sep 2023
Historique:
accepted:
27
09
2023
medline:
30
10
2023
pubmed:
30
10
2023
entrez:
30
10
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Background This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate pain management's success in limiting admissions and assesses remote care's effectiveness for optimal pain relief. By utilizing data from severe COVID-19 inpatients in Prishtina, Kosovo, this study offers insights into the challenges posed by the pandemic and innovative care approaches aimed at improving patient well-being. Methodology This cross-sectional study includes 55 patients with severe COVID-19 after hospital discharge. All study participants completed the questionnaire in the presence of a clinical pharmacologist. The questionnaire of this study consisted of three parts: sociodemographic data (first part), the Intensity and Characteristics of Toothache (IaCofT) and headache (second part), and pharmacological treatment of headache and dental pain (third part). The questionnaire on IaCofT and headache was created with some modifications of the Modified Dental Pain Screening Questionnaire (M-DePaQ). Descriptive statistics were conducted using Prism version 10.0.1 (Windows and Mac). Results According to the study data, 89.1% (
Identifiants
pubmed: 37900466
doi: 10.7759/cureus.46111
pmc: PMC10612126
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e46111Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Krasniqi et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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