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Pilar Rodriguez-Perez, MaAuthorSanchez-Herrera-Baeza, PatriciaCorresponding AuthorSerrada-Tejeda, SergioAuthorGarcia-Bravo, CristinaAuthorPerez-De-Heredia-Torres, MartaAuthor

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October 24, 2022
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Headaches and Dizziness as Disabling, Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Long COVID-A National Multicentre Study

Publicated to:Journal Of Clinical Medicine. 11 (19): 5904- - 2022-10-01 11(19), DOI: 10.3390/jcm11195904

Authors: Pilar Rodriguez-Perez, Ma; Sanchez-Herrera-Baeza, Patricia; Rodriguez-Ledo, Pilar; Serrada-Tejeda, Sergio; Garcia-Bravo, Cristina; Perez-de-Heredia-Torres, Marta

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A Marina & Monforte de Lemos Hlth Area, Dept Gen Med, Lugo 27002, Spain - Author
King Juan Carlos Univ, Dept Phys Therapy Occupat Therapy Rehabil & Phys, Ave Atenas S-N, Madrid 28922, Spain - Author
Soc Espanola Med Familia SEMG, COVID Persistent Working Grp, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Background: Currently, about 15% of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients are affected by Long COVID worldwide; however, this condition has not yet been sufficiently studied. The aim of this study was to identify the impact of symptom persistence as well as clinical and socio-demographic variables in a cohort of people with Long COVID. Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of a sample of adult patients from different Spanish regions presenting with Long COVID. Data collection was conducted between April and July 2021. Functional status and dependency were assessed. Results: A multivariate linear regression was performed, and the model was statistically significant (F (7; 114) = 8.79; p < 0.001), according to the overall ALDQ score. The variables with a statistically significant effect on the degree of dependence were age (p = 0.014), time since diagnosis (p = 0.02), headaches (p = 0.031), and dizziness (p = 0.039). Functional status post-COVID showed a positive and significant relationship with the percentage of dependence (p < 0.001). Conclusions: People affected by Long COVID showed moderate dependency status and limitations in functionality. Those with neurological symptoms, such as dizziness and headaches, as well as older age, showed a higher degree of dependency. Improvements in dependency status occurred with increasing time since diagnosis.

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AdultAgeAldq scoreArticleControlled studyCross-sectional studyDisabilityDizzinessFemaleFunctional statusHeadacheHeadachesHumanHuman tissueLinear regression analysisLong covidMajor clinical studyMaleMultiple linear regression analysisParesthesiaScoring systemSociodemographicsStatistically significant result

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Clinical Medicine due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Medicine (Miscellaneous).

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.09. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 5.46 (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-02, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 8
  • Scopus: 8
  • Europe PMC: 6

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 30.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 36 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 27.4.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 35 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Rodríguez Pérez, María del Pilar) and Last Author (Pérez de Heredia Torres, Marta).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Sánchez Herrera Baeza, Patricia.