Evaluation of Quality of Life, Fatigue Severity and Functional Status in Post Covid-19 Patients - Cross Over Longitudinal Study

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Covid-19 is a pandemic disease which is affecting the people across the globe and have a significant influence on the condition of physical, mental problems like depression, anxiety, poor sleep, and social health, including patients with mild illness. It has been shown that after viral infections, patients often sustain functional limitations over a long period after discharge from the hospital. So the Purpose Of study was to evaluate the fatigue severity, quality of life and Functional status in the post COVID-19 patient at 2nd week and after 1 year of discharge. METHODOLOGY: Subjects were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Procedure were explained to the subjects and were interviewed for assessing the quality of life, fatigue severity and functional status on 2nd weeks of discharge or completion of isolation period of covid-19 & same individuals were interviewed with the same outcome measures after 1 year. The data was collected and results were carried out. RESULTS: Fatigue severity on 2nd week was 3.87+1.255(mean+ SD) & 1 year was 1.058+0.156. For quality of life on 2nd week 2.7% poor, 19.2% fair, 43.8% good, 27.4% very good, 6.8% excellent health & after 1 year was, 0% shows poor and fair health condition, 4.1% good, 15.1% very good, 80.8% excellent health condition. Functional status on 2nd week was 21.9% no functional limitations, 26.0% negligible functional limitations, 38.4% slightly functional limitations, 13.7% moderate functional limitations, 0.0% severe functional limitations & after 1 year was 94.5% no functional limitations, 5.5% negligible functional limitations, 0.0% slightly functional limitations, 0.0% moderate functional limitations, 0.0% severe functional limitations. CONCLUSION: The quality of life, Functional status in post COVID-19 patients is improved after 1 year as compare to 2nd week. Fatigue severity is less after 1 year of covid-19 as compared to 2nd week. But fatigue still persists in negligible percentage after 1 year of covid-19. So the study concludes that covid-19 might lead to long term physical illness. Key words: COVID-19, Functional status, Fatigue severity, Quality of life.