Design, validation and implementation of the post-acute (long) COVID-19 quality of life (PAC-19QoL) instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has led to a global pandemic, resulting in a disease termed COVID-19, which commonly presents in adults as a typical infection of the upper respiratory tract. Although the disease is often acute, one in ten patients can continue to be affected for weeks or months, resulting in a state called long COVID. Existing evidence suggests there are no patient-centred instruments for capturing the impact of long COVID on the quality of life of people affected.

Methods

The Jandhyala Method was used to identify indicators of long COVID quality of life. The resulting post-acute (long) COVID-19 Quality of Life (PAC-19QoL) instrument was validated with a control group of unaffected participants and finally implemented in the dedicated patient r

SUBMITTER: Jandhyala R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8477362 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature