SynthesisRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical2022
The health-related quality of life in patients with post-COVID-19 after hospitalization: a systematic review.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Health-related quality of life in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of EQ-5D studies.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Pooled it
- Post-COVID-19 health-related quality of life in India: A systematic review and meta-analytic assessment of recovery outcomes.World journal of virology · 2025Article
- Living With Persistent Respiratory Symptoms of Long COVID: Qualitative Study Among Brazilian Adults 12 Months After Acute Infection.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Physical Performance and Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19 Patients.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Physical and mental health well-being of COVID-19 recovered patients: A phenomenological study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Longitudinal assessment of health-related quality of life after SARS-CoV-2 infection and the associations with clinical and social characteristics in a general practice population.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2024Article
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- Reduced health-related quality of life, fatigue, anxiety and depression affect COVID-19 patients in the long-term after chronic critical illness.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Lung function and quality of life one year after severe COVID-19 in Brazil.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2024Article
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- Association between BNT162b2 vaccination and health-related quality of life up to 18 months post-SARS-CoV-2 infection in Israel.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Long-Term Impairment in Activities of Daily Living Following COVID-19 in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Article
- Quality of Life, Fatigue, and Physical Symptoms Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prospective single-center study of health-related quality of life after COVID-19 in ICU and non-ICU patients.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life for Jordanian-Recovered Individuals During Post-COVID-19 Era: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 and effects of BNT162b2 on patient-reported outcomes: quality of life, symptoms, and work productivity among US adult outpatients.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2022Article
- Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19 Patients after Hospitalization.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Symptoms in post-COVID-19 patients who require hospitalization can persist for months, significantly affecting their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Thus, the present study aimed to discuss the main findings regarding HRQoL in post-COVID-19 patients who required hospitalization. An electronic search was performed in the MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, LILACS, and Scopus databases, without date and language restrictions, until July 2021. Twenty-four articles were included in the analysis. It seems that HRQoL partially improved soon after hospital discharge, although the negative impact on HRQoL may persist for months. The physical and mental aspects are affected because patients report pain, discomfort, anxiety, and depression. The HRQoL of COVID-19 infected patients was worse than that of uninfected patients. Additionally, HRQoL seemed worse in patients admitted to the intensive care unit than in those who remained in the ward. Improvements in HRQoL after hospital discharge are independent of imaging improvement, and there seems to be no association between HRQoL after hospital discharge and disease severity on hospital admission. Many factors have been identified as determinants of HRQoL, with women and advanced age being the most related to worse HRQOL, followed by the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation and the need for intensive care. Other factors included the presence and number of comorbidities, lower forced vital capacity, high body mass index, smoking history, undergraduate education, and unemployment. In conclusion, these findings may aid in clinical management and should be considered in the aftercare of patients.
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