Introduction:

COVID-19 is accompanied by symptoms that are usually more evident when the disease is severe.

Objective:

To evaluate the symptoms of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 through the ESAS-r(es) questionnaire and compare their intensity according to severity.

Material and methods:

A cross-sectional, prospective and observational study was carried out, which consisted of the evaluation of the intensity of symptoms in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and was compared according to severity.

Results:

110 evaluations were included, most of the symptoms presented with greater intensity in the severe severity group: exhaustion (p ≤ 0.001), loss of appetite (p = 0.006), shortness of breath (p = 0.001), discouragement (p = 0.009) and nervousness/anxiety (p = 0.041).

Conclusion:

The symptoms occurred with greater frequency and intensity in severe disease.

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