Health-related quality of life among persons with initial mild, moderate, and severe or critical COVID-19 at 1 and 12 months after infection : a prospective cohort study

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BACKGROUND: Currently, there is limited evidence about the long-term impact on physical, social and emotional functioning, i.e. health-related quality of life (HRQL) after mild or moderate COVID-19 not requiring hospitalization. We compared HRQL among persons with initial mild, moderate or severe/critical COVID-19 at 1 and 12 months following illness onset with Dutch population norms and investigated the impact of restrictive public health control measures on HRQL.

METHODS: RECoVERED, a prospective cohort study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, enrolled adult participants after confirmed SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. HRQL was assessed with the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36-item health survey (SF-36). SF-36 scores were converted to standard scores based on an age- and sex-matched representative reference sample of the Dutch population. Differences in HRQL over time were compared among persons with initial mild, moderate or severe/critical COVID-19 using mixed linear models adjusted for potential confounders.

RESULTS: By December 2021, 349 persons were enrolled of whom 269 completed at least one SF-36 form (77%). One month after illness onset, HRQL was significantly below population norms on all SF-36 domains except general health and bodily pain among persons with mild COVID-19. After 12 months, persons with mild COVID-19 had HRQL within population norms, whereas persons with moderate or severe/critical COVID-19 had HRQL below population norms on more than half of the SF-36 domains. Dutch-origin participants had significantly better HRQL than participants with a migration background. Participants with three or more COVID-19 high-risk comorbidities had worse HRQL than part participants with fewer comorbidities. Participants who completed the SF-36 when restrictive public health control measures applied reported less limitations in social and physical functioning and less impaired mental health than participants who completed the SF-36 when no restrictive measures applied.

CONCLUSIONS: Twelve months after illness onset, persons with initial mild COVID-19 had HRQL within population norms, whereas persons with initial moderate or severe/critical COVID-19 still had impaired HRQL. Having a migration background and a higher number of COVID-19 high-risk comorbidities were associated with worse HRQL. Interestingly, HRQL was less impaired during periods when restrictive public health control measures were in place compared to periods without.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

BMC medicine - 20(2022), 1 vom: 02. Nov., Seite 422

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Verveen, Anouk [VerfasserIn]
Wynberg, Elke [VerfasserIn]
van Willigen, Hugo D G [VerfasserIn]
Davidovich, Udi [VerfasserIn]
Lok, Anja [VerfasserIn]
Moll van Charante, Eric P [VerfasserIn]
de Jong, Menno D [VerfasserIn]
de Bree, Godelieve [VerfasserIn]
Prins, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Knoop, Hans [VerfasserIn]
Nieuwkerk, Pythia T [VerfasserIn]
RECoVERED Study Group [VerfasserIn]
Agard, Ivette [Sonstige Person]
Ayal, Jane [Sonstige Person]
Cavdar, Floor [Sonstige Person]
Craanen, Marianne [Sonstige Person]
Deuring, Annemarieke [Sonstige Person]
van Dijk, Annelies [Sonstige Person]
Ersan, Ertan [Sonstige Person]
Del Grande, Laura [Sonstige Person]
Hartman, Joost [Sonstige Person]
Koedoot, Nelleke [Sonstige Person]
Leenstra, Tjalling [Sonstige Person]
Lebbink, Romy [Sonstige Person]
Loomans, Dominique [Sonstige Person]
Makowska, Agata [Sonstige Person]
du Maine, Tom [Sonstige Person]
de Man, Ilja [Sonstige Person]
Matser, Amy [Sonstige Person]
van der Meij, Lizenka [Sonstige Person]
van Polanen, Marleen [Sonstige Person]
Oud, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Reid, Clark [Sonstige Person]
Storey, Leeann [Sonstige Person]
van Wijk, Marc [Sonstige Person]
van den Aardweg, Joost [Sonstige Person]
van Assem, Joyce [Sonstige Person]
van Beek, Marijne [Sonstige Person]
Blankert, Thyra [Sonstige Person]
Dijkstra, Maartje [Sonstige Person]
Figaroa, Orlane [Sonstige Person]
Frenkel, Leah [Sonstige Person]
van Gils, Marit [Sonstige Person]
van Haga, Jelle [Sonstige Person]
Han, Xiaochuan Alvin [Sonstige Person]
Harskamp-Holwerda, Agnes [Sonstige Person]
Hazenberg, Mette [Sonstige Person]
Hidad, Soemeja [Sonstige Person]
de Jong, Nina [Sonstige Person]
Kootstra, Neeltje [Sonstige Person]
Kuijt, Lara [Sonstige Person]
Russell, Colin [Sonstige Person]
van der Straten, Karlijn [Sonstige Person]
van der Veen, Annelou [Sonstige Person]
Verkaik, Bas [Sonstige Person]
Visser, Gerben-Rienk [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Health-related quality of life
Journal Article
Quality of life
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.11.2022

Date Revised 08.11.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12916-022-02615-7

funding:

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348381352