Clinical outcomes and quality of life of COVID-19 survivors: A follow-up of 3 months post hospital discharge.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over 66 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Therefore, understanding their clinical evolution beyond hospital discharge is essential not only from an individual standpoint, but from a populational level.

Objectives

Our primary aim was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) 3 months after hospital discharge. Additionally, we screened for anxiety and depression and assessed important clinical outcomes.

Methods

This was a single-center cohort study performed in Sao Paulo (Brazil), in which participants were contacted by telephone to answer a short survey. EQ-5D-3L was used to assess HRQoL and clinical data from patients' index admission were retrieved from medical records.

Results

We contacted

SUBMITTER: Todt BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8116128 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature