Factors associated with impaired quality of life three months after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess patient characteristics associated with health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and its mental and physical subcategories 3 months after diagnosis with COVID-19.

Methods

In this prospective multicentre cohort study, HR-QoL was assessed in 90 patients using the SF-36 questionnaire (36-item Short Form Health Survey), which consists of 8 health domains that can be divided into a mental and physical health component. Mental health symptoms including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorders were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5 (PCL-5) 3 months after COVID-19. Using descriptive statistics and multivariable regression analysis, we identified factors associated with impa

SUBMITTER: Rass V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8476326 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature