Self-Assessed Aspects of Health 3 Months after COVID-19 Hospitalization-A Swedish Cross-Sectional Study

• It is not yet fully understood how the patients self-assess their overall health in the early recovery after COVID-19 and if certain patient groups are more prominent in perceived long-time effects of COVID-19. The aim of this study was to describe self-assessed aspects of health in body function, activity and participation 3 months after hospitalization due to COVID-19 and identify difference between groups depending in age, sex and level of hospital care. This cross-sectional study consists of self-assessed aspects of health and recovery in 168 participants (mean age 64 years old, 69% men) previously hospitalized patients due to COVID-19. We have previously published data, from hospital discharge, on this cohort were predominantly the older patients and previous ICU-treated participants were affected. In this study there were differences in between groups. Of the study population 72% perceived fatigue, 64% respiratory difficulties, 37% perceived symptoms of anxiety. Three-months after COVID-19 this cohort was overall still affected. The recovery process is multifaced and the cohort heterogeneous, hence the rehabilitation needs to be highly individualized, and the follow-up of this patient group is of importance regardless of age, sex and previous level of hospital care.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Health and Environmental Health (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

COVID-19

rehabilitation

recovery of function

self-assessment

public

health

psychometric properties

validation

instrument

scale

copd

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Public

Environmental & Occupational

Health

Anxiety; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Sweden; Sweden; COVID-19; hospital sector; mental health; public health; self assessment; adult; anxiety disorder; Article; cognition; cohort analysis; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; cross-sectional study; daily life activity; fatigue; female; functional assessment; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; hospital care; hospital discharge; hospitalization; human; Impact of Events Scale; informed consent; major clinical study; male; middle aged; Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory; patient-reported outcome; Post-COVID-19 Functional Status scale; respiratory function; respiratory tract disease; self evaluation; social behavior; structured interview; anxiety; epidemiology; hospitalization; Sweden

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art (subject category)