Assessment of the quality of life of COVID-19 recovered patients at the Ghana Infectious Disease Centre.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), initially thought to be a respiratory disease, is now known to affect multiple organ systems with variable presentation and devastating or fatal complications. Despite the large numbers of people who have suffered this disease globally, the mid- to long-term impact of COVID-19 on a person's general well-being and physical function has not been fully investigated in Ghana.

Aim

This study sought to determine the Quality of Life (QoL) and associated factors among Ghanaian patients following clinical recovery from COVID-19 infection.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional quantitative study involving 150 COVID-19 recovered patients attending the review clinic of the Ghana Infectious Disease Centre. Quality of life was estimated u

SUBMITTER: Amedewonu EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11257348 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature