COVID‐19 confinement and related well being measurement using the EQ‐5D questionnaire: A survey among the Palestinian population

Hamdan, Anas; Ghanim, Mustafa; Mosleh, Rami

doi:10.1111/ijcp.14621

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“…According to our study, comorbidity, especially asthma (Table 4 ), is significantly associated with lower health utility scores (Table 2 ). This similar with studies from Vietnam [ 26 ], Palestine [ 27 ], Peru [ 28 ], India [ 29 ] and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [ 30 ]. The mean VASscores were significantly lower for respondents with comorbidity (62) than for those without it (75) ( p < 0.001).…”

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“…In general, comorbidities (such as hypertension, chronic cardiac diseases, chronic pulmonary disease, asthma, chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus) were significantly associated with low HSU VAS scores. Studies from Vietnam (70.8 vs 63.3) [ 31 ], China (97.9 Vs 82.8) [ 20 ] and Palestine (80 vs 70) [ 27 ] revealed that individuals with chronic diseases have a lower HRQOL than those without comorbid disease, perhaps because those with comorbidities develop anxiety or depression in response to misinformation disseminated about the impact of the virus in these communities [ 25 , 32 ].…”

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Evaluation of health-related quality of life of Covid-19 patients: a hospital-based study in South Central Ethiopia

Kaso

Agero²,

Hurisa³

et al. 2021

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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Background Covid-19 causes a wide range of symptoms in patients, ranging from mild manifestations to severe disease and death. This study assessed the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and associated factors of Covid-19 patients using primary data from confirmed cases in South Central Ethiopia. Methods We employed a facility-based, cross-sectional study design and conducted the study at the Bokoji Hospital Covid-19 treatment centre. A structured questionnaire and the EQ-5D-3L scale were used to collect the data for analysis. The HRQOL results measured by the EQ-5D-3L tool were converted to a health state utility (HSU) using the Zimbabwe tariff. The average health utility index and HSU–visual analogue scale across diverse sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were compared using the Mann–Whitney U test or Kruskal–Wallis test. We employed a multiple linear regression to examine factors associated with HSU values simultaneously. The data were analysed using STATA version 15. Results The overall mean HSU score from the EQ-5D was 0.688 (SD: 0.285), and the median was 0.787 (IQR 0.596, 0.833). The mean HSU from the visual analogue scale score was 0.69 (SD: 0.129), with a median of 0.70 (IQR 0.60, 0.80). Those who received dexamethasone and intranasal oxygen supplement, those with comorbidity, those older than 55 years and those with a hospital stay of more than 15 days had significantly lower HSU scores than their counterparts (p < .001). Conclusion Covid-19 substantially impaired the HRQOL of patients in Ethiopia, especially among elderly patients and those with comorbidity. Therefore, clinical follow-up and psychological treatment should be encouraged for these groups. Moreover, the health utility values from this study can be used to evaluate quality adjusted life years for future cost-effectiveness analyses of prevention and treatment interventions against Covid-19.

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Evaluation of health-related quality of life of Covid-19 patients: a hospital-based study in South Central Ethiopia

Kaso

Agero²,

Hurisa³

et al. 2021

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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“…This finding is supported by the finding from Vietname, 0.95, 17 China, 0.949, 48 and greater than the study conducted in Vietnam,0.66, 49 Hong Kong, 0.897, 50 Norway, 0.82, 51 Iran, 0.6125, 52 and Palestine, 0.65. 53 The observed discrepancy was might be due to the difference in tariff value used, method of measurement, study period, study population, and comorbidities. In our study, pain/discomfort (49.1%) and anxiety/depression (54.6%) were the two commonly impaired dimensions of EQ-5D.…”

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“…This is supported by previous studies that found a decreased EQ-5D score with increasing age of Covid-19 patients. 48 , 52 , 53 , 63 This might be due to psychological stress as a result of news about Covid-19, increased comorbidity, and deterioration of the physical condition of older people. 64 , 65 The associations between lower HRQoL and prolonged hospitalization, as well as health status at admission in our study, were also consistent with the previous studies.…”

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Covid-19 Survivors. Experience from Ethiopian Treatment Centers

Kaso¹,

Tesema²,

Hareru³

et al. 2022

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Background The pandemic of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), which is extremely stressful and has an adverse effect on people’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL), poses a serious threat to global public health. As a result, this study evaluated the health-related quality of life and associated factors among Covid-19 patients who were discharged from Ethiopian treatment centers. Methods We conducted a multi-center, cross-sectional study among 493 Covid-19 survivors who had been discharged from treatment centers between 1st January 2020, and 20th October 2021. We collected respondents’ data using validated Amharic version EuroQol 5-dimensional-5 levels (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire along with medical records of the patients. Differences in HRQOL scores between patient subgroups were tested by Mann–Whitney U or Kruskal–Wallis test, and the multivariable betaMix regression was used to investigate factors associated with HRQOL scores. Results The EQ-5D and VAS median score for Covid-19 survivors was 0.940 (IQR: 0.783–0.966) and 87 (IQR: 70–91) respectively. Overall, married individuals, old-aged, individuals who had low educational status, high monthly income, comorbidities, admitted to the Intensive care Unit, received intranasal oxygen care, and prolonged hospitalization had lower utility scores and EQ-VAS scores compared to their counterparts. In multivariate betaMix regression, respondents’ health status at admission, old age, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and hospital length of stay were significantly associated with the lower EQ-5D-Index value and EQ-VAS score. Conclusion We found that Covid-19 infection had a persisting impact on the physical and psychosocial health of Covid-19 survivors. Age, having asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, having a worsening health state upon admission, and a prolonged hospital length of stay were significantly associated with the lower EQ-5D and EQ-VAS score. Therefore, the cost-effective psychological treatment such as cognitive behaviour therapy should be encouraged after hospitalization to improve the post-Covid-19 depression and fatigue.

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“…In Palestine, the lockdown measures were adopted between March 2020 and August 2021 through which the universities were nearly closed. There are few studies on the psychological impact of the pandemic on the general Palestinian population [ 3 , 4 ] and among school students [ 5 ]. In both cases, the levels of depression and anxiety were reported to be high in most of the studied populations.…”

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Prevalence of anxiety and depression among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study during COVID-19 pandemic

Ghanim

Rabayaa

Atout

et al. 2022

Middle East Curr Psychiatry

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Background Anxiety and depression are more common among university students than in the general population. It is reported internationally that the COVID-19 pandemic increased the prevalence of anxiety and depression among students. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of anxiety and depression among university students in Palestine and to explore the association between anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based descriptive study was carried out on university students. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale were used to evaluate anxiety and depression, respectively. Chi-square was used to evaluate the risk factors associated with the levels of anxiety and depression. The association between anxiety and depression was evaluated using Pearson correlation. Results A total of 1049 students were enrolled in the study. The prevalence of depression among them was 55.8%, 26.4%, and 9.8% for severe, moderate, and mild depression, respectively. Depression symptoms were significantly variable based on students’ field and year of study, sleeping period, smoking, and food source. The prevalence of anxiety was 16.1%, 30.7%, and 36.1% for severe, moderate, and mild anxiety, respectively. Anxiety symptoms were significantly variable based on students’ gender, year of study, sleeping period, smoking, and place of residence. A strong positive correlation was observed between the CES-D and GAD-7 scores (R = 0.707). Conclusion Palestinian university students suffer from elevated levels of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. This necessitates the need for strategies by stakeholders to take immediate and appropriate interventions.

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COVID‐19 confinement and related well being measurement using the EQ‐5D questionnaire: A survey among the Palestinian population

Cited by 9 publications

References 29 publications

Evaluation of health-related quality of life of Covid-19 patients: a hospital-based study in South Central Ethiopia

Evaluation of health-related quality of life of Covid-19 patients: a hospital-based study in South Central Ethiopia

Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Covid-19 Survivors. Experience from Ethiopian Treatment Centers

Prevalence of anxiety and depression among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study during COVID-19 pandemic

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