Prevalência de sintomas vocais em pacientes pós Covid-19: revisão de literatura

Abstract

The aim of this study was to survey, through the literature, the vocal aspects and symptoms of patients affected by covid-19. Method: To survey the articles in the literature, a search was carried out in the following databases of the VHL (Virtual Health Library): Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval Sistem (MEDLINE) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO). In the VHL database, the integrative method was used as a research option and the following descriptors were crossed: “covid-19” and “vocal symptoms” and “dysphonia”, and the guiding question was: “What are the aspects and vocal symptoms in patients post COVID-19 ? ”. After a formal analysis, 17 publications were selected. As inclusion criteria for the study, the articles in full, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, published between the years 2020 and 2021, were considered. Conclusion: It is concluded that the prevalence of vocal symptoms was considered high from 23.8% to 43.7%, stating that the acute respiratory syndrome caused by COVID-19 can affect the voice and patients may have mild to moderate symptoms, with dysphonia being the relatively more common symptom due to infections upper respiratory tract infections. Keywords: COVID-19. Voice. Vocal symptoms.dysphonia.