Physical, mental and social status after COVID-19 recovery in Nepal: A mixed method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nepal has been devastated by an unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak, affecting people emotionally, physically, and socially, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Approximately 10% of COVID-19 affected people have symptoms that last more than 3-4 weeks and experience numerous symptoms causing an impact on everyday functioning, social, and cognitive function. Thus, it is vital to know about the recovered patient's health status and undertake rigorous examinations to detect and treat infections. Hence, this study aims to assess the health status of COVID-19 post-recovery patients in Nepal.

Method

A descriptive cross-sectional mixed-method study was conducted in all seven provinces of Nepal. A total of 552 interviews were conducted for the quantitative study,

SUBMITTER: Silwal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10479937 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature