Quality of life of covid-19 patients attending selected post-covid units

Authors

  • Md Raziur Rahman Medical Officer, Institute of Health Technology (IHT), Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
  • Khursheda Akhtar Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Hospital Administration, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
  • Shajeda Azizi Research Physician, Centre for Medical Research and Development (CMRD), Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
  • Mohammad Nurunnabi Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Sylhet Women’s Medical College, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
  • Monzur Al Morshed Chowdhury Deputy Program Manager, National Nutritional Services, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
  • Md Asif Adnan Medical Officer, Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME), Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jopsom.v42i1.73039

Keywords:

Quality of life (QoL), post-COVID Units, zoonotic diseases.

Abstract

Background: Disease process and its outcome can create impacts on human life; it also impairs quality of life (QoL). During the COVID-19 pandemic situation, a devastating impairment of quality of human life has been occurred over the world. This study aimed to state the quality of life of COVID-19 patients attending post-COVID units of Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 90 COVID-19 Patients (post-COVID period) in post COVID unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University by pretested structured questionnaire, from July 2021 to December 2021, using a convenient sampling method. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. Results: The majority of the respondents (46.7%) were within the 30 to 39 years of age group. In this study about 73.3% of respondents lead poor quality of life after recovery from COVID-19. The findings revealed that, Post COVID depression history of the respondents was associated with the quality of life of the respondents after recovery from COVID-19 (p=0.001). The findings also revealed that the type family of the respondents was associated with the quality of life of the respondents after recovery from COVID-19 (p=0.001). Those who were not admitted into hospital during COVID-19 period maintain good quality of life after recovery from COVID-19 than those who were admitted on hospital during COVID-19 period (p=0.006). Inferential statistics were done at a 95% confidence interval and 5% level of significance. Conclusions: This study described state of quality of life of COVID-19 patients attending on post-COVID units. It was found that near about three fourth of the respondents seemed that their quality of life became poor after recovery from COVID-19.

JOPSOM 2023; 42(1):49-53

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2024-10-15

How to Cite

Rahman, M. R., Akhtar, K., Azizi, S., Nurunnabi, M., Chowdhury, M. A. M., & Adnan, M. A. (2024). Quality of life of covid-19 patients attending selected post-covid units. Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine, 42(1), 49–53. https://doi.org/10.3329/jopsom.v42i1.73039

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