COVID-19 Follow-Up Centers: An Intervention for Identifying and Managing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Authors : Gülcan TECİRLİ, Elife DİLMAÇ ARTUN

Pages : 5-8

Doi:10.52148/ehta.952732

View : 22 | Download : 9

Publication Date : 2021-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Various approaches are being developed to manage the short-, medium- and long-term effects of the Novel Corona Virus Disease insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COVID-19);. However, there is not enough information about how the health of people who have been exposed to the virus will be affected, especially in the long term. Therefore, it has been decided by the Turkish Ministry of Health to establish COVID-19 Follow-up Centers in order to detect possible complications that may develop in patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in the early period and to make necessary interventions in a timely manner. In these centers, it is aimed to reveal the short, medium and long-term side effects of the disease by systematically and regularly monitoring the patients diagnosed with COVID-19, regardless of whether they have any complaints. In this study, the establishment process of the COVID-19 Follow-up Centers, the patient follow-up process has been evaluated. This study is expected to make contribution to the future policies to be implemented in future pandemics.
Keywords : COVID 19, komlikasyonlar, uzun dönem etkiler, takip merkezleri