Impact of COVID-19 severity on health-related quality of life among Saudi adult patients.

Autor:	Alnasser AHA; Department of Laboratory, Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia., Al-Tawfiq JA; Infectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA., Al Kalif MSH; Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alburaih JAH; Dental Department, Aljaffer Primary Health Center, Primary Health Centers in Eastern Sector, Al-Ahsa Health Cluster, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia., AlHamad LAA; Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia., Abadi AAA; Dietary Department, Tamimi Global Company at Dammam Medical Complex, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Alghanim DAA; Department of Family Medicine, Primary Health Care Centers, Qatif Health Network, Eastern Health Cluster, Qatif, Saudi Arabia., Hamzi AAS; Department of Pharmacy, Durma General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Al-Huraiz DHM; Department of Emergency, Qatif Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Qatif, Saudi Arabia., Al-Haguri BAM; General Directorate of Health Affairs Jazan Region, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia., Alawami EAA; Department of Dentistry, Al Meswak Medical Services Company, Khobar, Saudi Arabia., Khlitit HAI; Infection Control Department, Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Hospital of Hematology, Qatif, Saudi Arabia., Almutawah SYI; Department of Family Medicine, Qatif Primary Health Care Centers, Ministry of Health, Qatif, Saudi Arabia., AlEid IFS; Department of Emergency Medicine, Jubail General Hospital, Jubail, Saudi Arabia., Al-Kalaif ZSH; Department of Ophthalmology, Dammam Medical Complex, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Le infezioni in medicina [Infez Med] 2022 Jun 01; Vol. 30 (2), pp. 223-230. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 01 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.53854/liim-3002-7
Abstrakt:	COVID-19 patients may experience varying degrees of symptom severity, significantly impacting the health-related quality of life. As a result, the current study examines the impact of symptom severity on health-related quality of life among Saudi adult COVID- 19 patients. In this cross-sectional study 310 adult COVID-19 patients were recruited through a snowball technique in Saudi Arabia. We used a questionnaire (SF-12 RAND tool questionnaire) that included three parts: sociodemographic factors, perception of degree severity of COVID-19 symptoms, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Out of 310 COVID-19 adult patients, 200 (64.5%) were female, 110 (35.5%) were between 30-49 years old. The mean scores of the HRQoL, physical components summary (PCS), and mental components summary (MCS) were 58.11±17.02, 71.32±23.72, and 44.91±17.94, respectively. Patients with very severe symptoms had the lowest HRQoL mean rank (120.39, P =0.023). There was a strong positive correlation between HRQoL and PCS (0.852) and HRQoL and MCS (0.730). However, PCS and MCS had a weak positive correlation (0.292). The severity of COVID-19 symptoms had a significant impact on HRQoL. Thus, it is essential to enhance the uptake of vaccines to decrease the risk of infections and avoid impact on quality of life. Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest The authors declare no potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2016 - 2022 InfezMed.)
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