Browsing by Author "Račko, Iveta"

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    LONG COVID-19 SYMPTOM PROFILE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS TESTED FOR SARS-COV-2
    (2024-02-01) Meiere, Anija; Smane, Liene; Ķīvīte-Urtāne, Anda; Kļaviņa, Lizete; Račko, Iveta; Roģe, Ieva; Pučuka, Zanda; Pavāre, Jana; Department of Paediatrics; Department of Public Health and Epidemiology
    Even though more than two years have passed since the global pandemic started, COVID-19 continues to impact children all over the world. The most common course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children is short term with no or mild symptoms. However, there are two long-term consequences: long COVID and multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). A post-COVID19 programme for children has been created in Latvia; however, we know that the availability of this service is limited. We developed an online survey so that we could screen for those paediatric patients with long COVID who needed to see a specialist as soon as possible. The cross-sectional study from 1 November 2021 to 27 March 2022 included 220 patients. In our study, the most frequent symptoms in the age group < 1.5 years were irritability (50%), mood swings (50%), persistent cough (33.3%) and loss of appetite (33.3%). In the group aged 1.5–5 years, a persistent cough (54.4%), mood swings (43.9%) and irritability (42.1%) were the most common symptoms, while in the group aged 6–10 years, fatigue (56.6%), abdominal pain (55.3%), headache (50%), and mood swings (50%) were seen most often. Meanwhile in the 11–18 age group, impaired physical activity (66.7%), fatigue (62.3%) and drowsiness (62.3%) were the most frequently seen symptoms.
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    Qualitative Study on Family Health-Related Quality of Life Due to Pediatric COVID-19 Infection In Latvia
    (2024-02-01) Pučuka, Zanda; Meiere, Anija; Ķīvīte-Urtāne, Anda; Smane, Liene; Stars, Inese; Roģe, Ieva; Račko, Iveta; Kļaviņa, Lizete; Pavāre, Jana; Department of Paediatrics; Institute of Public Health; Department of Public Health and Epidemiology
    The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and ensuing public health policies have immensely affected the lives of billions of people worldwide and been challenging for families. There have been studies exploring mental health of different age groups during a pandemic, but few have focused on family health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This qualitative study investigates the emotional well-being of families while caring for an acutely sick child with COVD-19, using semi-structured in-depth interviews. The results demonstrate that it is one of the most affected components of the family HRQoL.