Quality of life of COVID-19 recovered patients in Bangladesh

Hawlader, Mohammad Delwer Hossain; Rashid, Md Utba; Khan, Abdullah Saeed; Ara, Tasnim; Nabi, Mohammad Hayatun; Haque, Miah Md Akiful; Matin, Kazi Farhana; Hossain, Md. Altab; Rahman, Mahfil Ara; Hossian, Mosharop; Saha, Shuvajit; Manna, Ridwana Maher; Arafat, Yeasin; Barsha, Sabrina Yesmin; Maliha, Ramisha; Khan, Jeba Zaman; Kha, Soumik; Hasan, Sana; Hasan, Mehedi; Siddiquea, Saleka Raihana; Khan, Joyeeta; Islam, A M Khairul; Rashid, Rubaya; Nur, Naima; Khalid, Omar; Bari, Fatiha; Rahman, Mohammad Lutfor

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0257421

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“…The study excluded those treated for COVID-19, pregnant women, and the critically ill. In our earlier nationwide study, we collected a list of COVID-19 positive cases from the whole country [ 25 ]. We randomly approached 4584 patients and then completed an interview of 3,244 participants from the list.…”

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Quality of life (QoL) among COVID-19 recovered healthcare workers in Bangladesh

Rashid

Khan

Dalal

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BMC Health Serv Res

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Background The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has taken the lives of more than 100,000 healthcare workers (HCWs) so far. Those who survived continuously work under immense physical and psychological pressure, and their quality of life (QoL) is impacted. The study aimed to assess the QoL among HCWs in Bangladesh who recovered from COVID-19. Methods This cross-sectional, telephonic interview-based study was conducted among 322 randomly selected HCWs from Bangladesh who were positive for COVID-19 and recovered from the infection before the interview. Data were collected from June to November 2020. We examined the impact of COVID on the QoL of the participants using the validated Bangladesh version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of life questionnaire brief (WHOQOL-BREF). All analyses were done by STATA (Version 16.1). Results More than half of the health care professionals were male (56.0%), aged between 26–35 years (51%), and completed graduation (49%). The majority of the study participants in the four domains were married (n = 263, 81%) and living in Dhaka. The average score of the participants was 70.91 ± 13.07, 62.68 ± 14.99, 66.93 ± 15.14, and 63.56 ± 12.11 in physical, psychological, social relationship and environmental domains, respectively. HCWs in urban areas enjoyed 2.4 times better socially stable lives (OR: 2.42, 95% CI: 1.18–4.96) but 72% less psychologically satisfactory lives. Conclusion HCWs' post-COVID quality of life depended on variable interaction of demographic socioeconomic, including old age, female sex, graduation, and higher monthly income. The findings indicate the issues which should be addressed to improve the quality of life of frontline workers who fight against the pandemic.

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“…We randomly approached 4584 patients and then completed an interview of 3,244 participants from the list. The detailed study methods were described elsewhere [ 25 ]. Among those 3,244 participants, we found 322 HCWs and considered them recruited in this analysis.…”

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Quality of life (QoL) among COVID-19 recovered healthcare workers in Bangladesh

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Dalal

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BMC Health Serv Res

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“…The current study’s sample size was 444 (222 in each group). In our earlier nationwide study [ 22 ], we collected the list of COVID-19 positive cases from the Institute of Epidemiology and Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) which contained a list of COVID-19 positive cases from the whole country. We approached randomly to 4584 patients from the list, among them 3244 patients responded with a response rate of about 71%.…”

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Quality of life among health care workers with and without prior COVID-19 infection in Bangladesh

Rahman

Sagar

Dalal

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Background Health care workers have been facing difficulties in coping with the COVID-19 infection from the beginning. The study aimed to compare Quality of Life (QOL) among health care workers (HCWs) with and without prior COVID-19 disease. Methods This study was conducted from July 2020 to January 2021 among 444 HCWs. We randomly interviewed 3244 participants for our earlier nationwide survey from a list of COVID-19 positive cases after their recovery, and we found 222 HCWs among the respondents. We randomly chose 222 HCWs unaffected by COVID as a comparison group from our selected hospitals. We measured QOL using World Health Organization’s WHOQOL-BREF tool. Physical, psychological, environmental, and social ties were the four areas assessed on a 5-point Likert scale where a higher score suggests better QOL. Due to pandemic restrictions, we used telephonic interviews for data collection. Results A higher QOL score was observed in HCWs with prior COVID-19 infection in all four domains than HCWs without previous COVID-19 conditions. Comorbidity was negatively associated with QOL scores of the physical (p = 0.001) and (p < 0.001) and psychological (p = 0.05, and (p < 0.05) domains for non-COVID and COVID-affected groups, respectively. Current smoking was significantly associated with lower psychological (p = 0.019) and environmental (p = 0.007) QOL scores among HCWs with prior COVID-19 infection. Hospitalization history due to COVID infection was a contributing factor for lower physical QOL scores (p = 0.048). Environmental (p = 0.016) QOL scores were significantly associated with the monthly income in the prior COVID-19 infection group, and physical scores were significantly associated (p = 0.05) with a monthly income in the non-COVID group. Conclusion Governmental and non-governmental stakeholders should focus on potentially modifiable factors to improve health care workers’ quality of life.

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“… 28 , 29 Surveys on such conditions in Vietnamese COVID-19 patients are lacking and no studies on this topic have been found. Understanding the psychological responses of this most vulnerable population, as well as related factors, will allow authorities to provide suitable measures to support psychological treatment and restore the community's quality of life, 30 , 31 ensuring and maintaining national labour resources in the new post-crisis period. Therefore this study was conducted to measure the prevalence rates of mental problems, including PTSD, anxiety, depression and related factors, among COVID-19 patients in Vietnam.…”

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Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and related factors among COVID-19 patients during the fourth wave of the pandemic in Vietnam

Nguyen

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International Health

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Background This study investigated post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression and their related factors among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients during the fourth wave of the pandemic in Vietnam. Methods Vietnamese-fluent confirmed COVID-19 patients for at least 3 d were recruited in this online cross-sectional study to answer a three-part questionnaire including participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, PTSD (Impact of Event Scale-Revised) and anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). Associated factors were determined using multivariable binary logistic regression models. Results Of 1544 responses, the majority were female (53.0%), ages 18–39 y (74.8%) and were isolated and treated at field hospitals (72.2%). Family or friends were the greatest sources of mental support (68.2%), followed by healthcare providers (51.1%). The overall prevalence rates of PTSD, anxiety and depression among COVID-19 patients were 22.9%, 11.2% and 17.4%, respectively. Risk factors included older age, higher education, getting infected from the public, knowing someone who died from COVID-19 and high perception of life threat. Meanwhile, mental assistance from family or friends, a greater number of supporters, living with someone not vulnerable and higher salaries were significantly protective factors. Conclusions The psychological responses associated with some sociodemographic details. Family or friends should be the first line of mental interventions for COVID-19 patients.

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Quality of life of COVID-19 recovered patients in Bangladesh

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Quality of life (QoL) among COVID-19 recovered healthcare workers in Bangladesh

Quality of life (QoL) among COVID-19 recovered healthcare workers in Bangladesh

Quality of life among health care workers with and without prior COVID-19 infection in Bangladesh

Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and related factors among COVID-19 patients during the fourth wave of the pandemic in Vietnam

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