Mohamed, E. (2024). The Association Between presence of Comorbidities and Covid-19 Outcomes. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 3(8), 347-355. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.321148.1221
Eman Samy Mohamed. "The Association Between presence of Comorbidities and Covid-19 Outcomes". Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 3, 8, 2024, 347-355. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.321148.1221
Mohamed, E. (2024). 'The Association Between presence of Comorbidities and Covid-19 Outcomes', Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 3(8), pp. 347-355. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.321148.1221
Mohamed, E. The Association Between presence of Comorbidities and Covid-19 Outcomes. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2024; 3(8): 347-355. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.321148.1221
The Association Between presence of Comorbidities and Covid-19 Outcomes
Faculty of nursing, critical care and emergency nursing Damanhur university
Abstract
The association between presence of comorbidities and covid-19 outcomes
Abstract Background: The pandemic situation with the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has endangered human lives. . This study aimed to assess the association between comorbid diseases and covid-19 severity. Design: Observational retrospective study was followed in this study. Study setting: This study was conducted at Tanta main university hospital and Itay El-baroud general hospital. Subjects: A purposeful sample of 100 adult isolated patients from the previously mentioned settings was included in this study. Tools of data collection: one tool was used to collect data in this study "Covid-19 clinical characteristics assessment sheet" this tool consists of 2 parts: Part (1): Demograhic data of the studied cases with covid-19 Part (2): clinical characteristics of studied cases with covid-19. The results: There was highly significant relationship between hypertension and diabetes mellitus and risk of death. Conclusion: The presence of comorbidities is associated with severity of COVID-19 infection. The strongest association was observed for diabetes, and hypertension. Recommendations: pay attention to increase the awareness of the association between comorbidities and covid-19 severity.