Health-related quality of life of the adult COVID-19 patients following one-month illness experience since diagnosis: Findings of a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh.

Autor: Islam MZ; Department of Community Medicine, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh., Riaz BK; Department of Public Health and Hospital Administration, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh., Efa SS; Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, USAID's Alliance for Combating TB in Bangladesh, BADAS TB Initiative in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Farjana S; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Mahmood F; Department of Community Medicine, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 Feb 22; Vol. 18 (2), pp. e0279032. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 22 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279032
Abstrakt: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stances an incredible impact on the quality of life and denigrates the physical and mental health of the patients. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of COVID-19 patients. We conducted this study at the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM) of Bangladesh for the period of June to November 2020. All the COVID-19 patients diagnosed by real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay in July 2020 formed the sampling frame. The study enrolled 1204 adult (aged >18 years) COVID-19 patients who completed a one-month duration of illness after being RT-PCR positive. The patients were interviewed with the CDC HRQOL-14 questionnaire to assess HRQOL. Data were collected by telephone interview on the 31st day of being diagnosed and by reviewing medical records using a semi-structured questionnaire and checklist. Around two-thirds (72.3%) of the COVID-19 patients were males and a half (50.2%) were urban residents. In 29.8% of patients, the general health condition was not good. The mean (±SD) duration of physical illness and mental illness was 9.83(±7.09) and 7.97(±8.12) days, respectively. Most of the patients (87.0%) required help with personal care, and 47.8% required assistance with routine needs. The mean duration of 'healthy days' and 'feeling very healthy' was significantly lower in patients with increasing age, symptoms, and comorbidity. The mean duration of 'usual activity limitation', 'health-related limited activity', 'feeling pain/worried', and 'not getting enough rest' were significantly higher among patients' having symptoms and comorbidity. 'Not so good' health condition was significantly higher in females (OR = 1.565, CI = 1.01-2.42) and those having a symptom (OR = 32.871, CI = 8.06-134.0) of COVID-19 and comorbidity (OR = 1.700, CI = 1.26-2.29). Mental distress was significantly higher among females (OR = 1.593, CI = 1.03-2.46) and those having a symptom (OR = 4.887, CI = 2.58-9.24). Special attention should be given to COVID-19 patients having symptoms and comorbidity to restore their general health, quality of life, and daily activities.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2023 Islam et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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