What is it about?
Patients suffer from various health problems following COVID-19 and impaired health-related quality of life. This study aimed to assess the quality of life and associated factors of COVID-19 patients one month after discharge from the hospital . This was first study in this area which conducted at the post-covid clinic of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) which is the largest hospital in Bangladesh and served the highest number of patients with COVID-19 during the pandemic in the country. Patients with COVID-19 recovered were enrolled one month after discharge from the hospital at the post-COVID-19 clinic from January 01 to May 30, 2021. Among total of 563 patients overall, 45.77%, 50.99%, 52.79%, 55.14% and 62.16% had problems (slight to extreme) in the mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression dimensions, respectively. Patients aged ≥60 years had significant problem with mobility. Female participants were 5.50 times more likely to have problems in their usual activities. Comorbid patients were 1.75 times more likely to report problems in the pain/discomfort dimension.
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Why is it important?
The study quantified the quality of life following hospitalization from COVID-19 and identified factors associated with low quality of life during the period. Female gender, old age, comorbidity were important factor which was associated with impaired quality of life.
Perspectives
It was great challenge to conduct the study during difficult period of pandemic. At the largest hospital of the country, during discharge of patients COVID-19 patients we felt the need for post-covid clinic for follow-up and post-discharge management. It was started very outset of the pandemic as first center in the country. Our main objective was to serve the post-covid patient and also we could conduct the study. This article will help to understand the quality of life during post-covid in the area.
Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque Hoque
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This page is a summary of: Post-discharge quality of life of COVID-19 patients at 1-month follow-up: A cross-sectional study in the largest tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh, PLOS One, January 2023, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280882.
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