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- Title
The impact of comorbidity burden and age on the health-related quality-of-life of individuals one year after COVID-19 pneumonia.
- Authors
Marushchak, Mariya; Krynytska, Inna; Homeliuk, Tetiana; Popovych, Dariya; Hevko, Uliana
- Abstract
Introduction: Assessing the long-term impact of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) on individuals' physical and psychological well-being is crucial, and it is often measured through health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Objective: The research aimed to examine subjective health assessment using the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) tool in subjects one year after COVID-19 pneumonia, and to identify the impact of comorbidity burden (assessed quantitatively by applying the Charlson Comorbidity Index [CCI]), and age on the indicators of physical and psychological health domains. Methods: The research was conducted using a telephone survey to evaluate the HRQOL of 170 individuals one year after COVID-19 pneumonia and 20 individuals of the comparison group (CG). Results: The results show significantly lower physical and mental component summary indicators in individuals one year after COVID-19 pneumonia of the Risk Class III and IV severity compared to those who had COVID-19 pneumonia of the Risk Class II severity and CG At the same time, age showed a negative effect on both physical and psychological health indicators. In addition, the general health status of individuals one year after COVID-19 pneumonia in relation to Risk Classes III and IV, as well as Risk Class II with CCI of =3 points, was significantly lower vs those who had CCI of 0-2 points. Conclusion: The presence and number of comorbidities and older age are significantly associated with lower HRQOL in individuals one year after COVID-19 pneumonia. Therefore, the prospective monitoring of individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and recognizing the potential factors associated with poor HRQOL is crucial to understanding the long-term impact of COVID-19 and developing personalized strategies for the clinical management of those subjects with the aim of improving their quality of life.
- Subjects
PNEUMONIA; WELL-being; RESEARCH; COVID-19; ANALYSIS of variance; AGE distribution; HEALTH status indicators; RETROSPECTIVE studies; QUANTITATIVE research; PHYSICAL fitness; HEALTH surveys; SURVEYS; COMPARATIVE studies; SEVERITY of illness index; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); CRONBACH'S alpha; QUALITY of life; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; DATA analysis software; STATISTICAL correlation; COMORBIDITY; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
KONTAKT - Journal of Nursing & Social Sciences related to Health & Illness, 2023, Vol 25, Issue 4, p255
- ISSN
1212-4117
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32725/kont.2023.044