What is the quality of life in patients with long COVID compared to a healthy control group?
IntroductionMany patients have prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection, which can affect patient quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study is to determine the quality of life in patients with long COVID, compared with healthy controls.Material and methodsThe study was a prospective cross-sect...
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| author | Dávid Líška Erika Liptaková Adriana Babičová Ladislav Batalik Ladislav Batalik Patrícia Shtin Baňárová Silvia Dobrodenková |
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| description | IntroductionMany patients have prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection, which can affect patient quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study is to determine the quality of life in patients with long COVID, compared with healthy controls.Material and methodsThe study was a prospective cross-sectional study using an anonymous online survey. The SF-36 questionnaire was chosen for quality of life measurement. The survey was distributed through the Facebook social media platform targeting groups of patients with long COVID. The control group was made up of physiotherapy and physical education students.ResultsThere was a significant difference in physical function, with a mean score of 94.9 (±9.4) among the students, compared to long COVID patients with a mean score of 66.2 (±25.4) (p < 0.001). A similar result was found in the physical role (p < 0.001). The overall quality of life score for college students was 578.0 (±111.9), and the overall score for patients with long COVID was 331.9 (±126.9).ConclusionsPatients with long COVID had a lower quality of life compared to the healthy control group, and this was associated with the negative effect of long-COVID. Lower quality of life in patients with long COVID is an important therapeutic goal, which requires attention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27b506a641d24c3e89ec5bb8e615476c2022-12-22T04:33:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-11-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.975992975992What is the quality of life in patients with long COVID compared to a healthy control group?Dávid Líška0Erika Liptaková1Adriana Babičová2Ladislav Batalik3Ladislav Batalik4Patrícia Shtin Baňárová5Silvia Dobrodenková6Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Arts, Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaTechnical University of Košice, Faculty of Economics, Košice, SlovakiaChildren's Club for Disabled Children and Youngsters, Košice, SlovakiaDepartment of Rehabilitation, University Hospital Brno, Brno, CzechiaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, CzechiaFaculty of Healthcare, Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Trenčín, SlovakiaTravel Health Clinic, Bratislava, SlovakiaIntroductionMany patients have prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection, which can affect patient quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study is to determine the quality of life in patients with long COVID, compared with healthy controls.Material and methodsThe study was a prospective cross-sectional study using an anonymous online survey. The SF-36 questionnaire was chosen for quality of life measurement. The survey was distributed through the Facebook social media platform targeting groups of patients with long COVID. The control group was made up of physiotherapy and physical education students.ResultsThere was a significant difference in physical function, with a mean score of 94.9 (±9.4) among the students, compared to long COVID patients with a mean score of 66.2 (±25.4) (p < 0.001). A similar result was found in the physical role (p < 0.001). The overall quality of life score for college students was 578.0 (±111.9), and the overall score for patients with long COVID was 331.9 (±126.9).ConclusionsPatients with long COVID had a lower quality of life compared to the healthy control group, and this was associated with the negative effect of long-COVID. Lower quality of life in patients with long COVID is an important therapeutic goal, which requires attention.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.975992/fullquality of lifelong COVIDchronic fatiguepersistent symptomsCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Dávid Líška Erika Liptaková Adriana Babičová Ladislav Batalik Ladislav Batalik Patrícia Shtin Baňárová Silvia Dobrodenková What is the quality of life in patients with long COVID compared to a healthy control group? Frontiers in Public Health quality of life long COVID chronic fatigue persistent symptoms COVID-19 |
| title | What is the quality of life in patients with long COVID compared to a healthy control group? |
| title_full | What is the quality of life in patients with long COVID compared to a healthy control group? |
| title_fullStr | What is the quality of life in patients with long COVID compared to a healthy control group? |
| title_full_unstemmed | What is the quality of life in patients with long COVID compared to a healthy control group? |
| title_short | What is the quality of life in patients with long COVID compared to a healthy control group? |
| title_sort | what is the quality of life in patients with long covid compared to a healthy control group |
| topic | quality of life long COVID chronic fatigue persistent symptoms COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.975992/full |
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