Publication date: Jan 11, 2025

Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 may present sequelae which are called Post COVID-19 Syndrome or Long COVID in which physical, psychological and/or social complications are evident. The objective of this study was to evaluate the agreement of the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale (PCFS) of the evaluator-administered version vs patient self-assessed in post-COVID-19 patients. Observational study in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 with subsequent recovery. Once the project was approved by the ethics committee and the patients signed the informed consent, a survey was carried out to collect sociodemographic and clinical data and the application of the PCFS scale, in its two forms, self-administered and by an evaluator. 97 patients entered the study, 57. 7% being women. The agreement analysis determined a concordance index of 0. 857 95% CI (0. 7-0. 934) (almost perfect agreement). The agreement for women was 0. 817 95% CI 0. 700-0. 934 and for men 0. 907 95% CI (0. 806-1). The use of the Spanish version of the PCFS scale carried out by the health professional compared to the version self-assessed by patients, demonstrates adequate agreement.

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