The long-term impact of COVID-19 severity on health-related quality of life BioMedCentral UvA_Amsterdam AIIresearch COVID19 coronavirus covid health qualityoflife
By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D.Nov 3 2022Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. A recent study conducted on the residents of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, describes that people with mild coronavirus disease 2019 experience better health-related quality of life after one year of disease onset than those with moderate or severe COVID-19. The study has been published in the journal BMC Medicine.
In the current study, scientists have explored the impact of mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19 on the physical, mental, and social functioning of patients after 1 and 12 months of disease onset. They have also evaluated the impact of pandemic-related control measures on health-related quality of life.
Impact of COVID-19 severity on health-related quality of life Related StoriesA total of 269 participants completed the survey on health-related quality of life. Participants with three or more high-risk comorbidities had the worst health-related quality of life than those with less than three comorbidities. Specifically, immunosuppression and psychiatric illness had the highest impact on physical functioning and general health, respectively.
Health-related quality of life assessed at month 12 revealed that participants with mild disease have physical, emotional, and social functioning, energy level, and general health status similar to the reference standards. However, no such improvement in health quality was observed for participants with moderate or severe COVID-19.
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