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- Title
Impairment of Social-Related Quality of Life in COVID-19 Pneumonia Survivors: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.
- Authors
Ando, Takahiro; Shimada, Sho; Sugihara, Jun; Takayama, Koji; Kobayashi, Masayoshi; Miyashita, Yoshihiro; Ito, Tatsuya; Okayasu, Kaori; Tsuyuki, Shun; Ohba, Takehiko; Doi, Masafumi; Saito, Hiroaki; Fujie, Toshihide; Chiaki, Tomoshige; Nakagawa, Atsushi; Anzai, Tatsuhiko; Takahashi, Kunihiko; Shibata, Sho; Tateishi, Tomoya; Miyazaki, Yasunari
- Abstract
The post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) pose a threat to patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Here, the impact of COVID-19 on HRQOL and the clinical factors associated with impaired HRQOL were examined. Discharged COVID-19 patients were assessed at 3 and 6 months after disease onset. The patients completed a medical examination and the SF-36 questionnaire at these two time points and underwent pulmonary function testing at 6 months after disease onset. All had undergone computed tomography (CT) imaging upon hospital admission. Of the 74 included patients, 38% reported respiratory symptoms at 3 months, and 26% reported respiratory symptoms at 6 months after disease onset. The aggregated SF-36 scores declined in the role/social component summary (RCS), a category related to social activity. Patients with lower RCS tended to have respiratory sequelae or a relatively lower forced vital capacity. The CT score that reflected the extent of COVID-19 pneumonia was inversely correlated with the RCS score (3 months, p = 0.0024; 6 months, p = 0.0464). A high CT score (≥10 points) predicted a low RCS score at 6 months (p = 0.013). This study highlights the impairment of RCS and its associations with respiratory sequelae. The study also emphasizes the importance of radiological findings in predicting long-term HRQOL outcomes after COVID-19.
- Subjects
POST-acute COVID-19 syndrome; COVID-19; VITAL capacity (Respiration); QUALITY of life; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 24, p7640
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm12247640