Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Episodes and Health-Related Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the physical and mental health needs of the population through evidence-based research is a priority for informing health policy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, population wellbeing dramatically dropped. The relationship between experiences of symptomatic illness episodes and health-related quality of life has been less documented.

Objective

This study analysed the association between symptomatic COVID-19 illness and health-related quality of life.

Methods

The analyses drew from a cross-sectional analysis of data from a national digital symptoms' surveillance survey conducted in the UK in 2020. We identified illness episodes using symptoms and test results data and we analysed validated health-related quality of life outcomes including health u

SUBMITTER: Alacevich C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10224647 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature