The Effect of Long-Haul COVID Towards Domains of The Health Related Quality of Life Among Recovered Hospitalized Patients

Abstract

Background People with long-haul COVID could experience various health problems, from mild to more severe ones. This research aimed to identify the effect of long-haul COVID, specifically on the Quality of Life domains, experienced by COVID 19 survivor. Data collection was carried out online, using data from DKI Jakarta hospitalized patients who have been confirmed with and recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infections. We selected patients who have a minimum of 28 days after being hospitalized for COVID 19 positive. Logistic regression technique was used to analyze the data. The questionnaire used in this research was measured by WHOQOL-BREF. The WHOQOL-BREF is a self-administered questionnaire comprising 26 questions on the individual's perceptions of their health and well-being over the previous two weeks. Prior to the data collection, we tested the questionnaire with 30 recovered patients who were hospitalized outside DKI Jakarta. Result In total of 172 recovered inpatients who filled out the questionnaire correctly and aged 18 years and above, were selected by random sampling. Almost one-third (30.2%) of the recovered inpatients had long-haul COVID, with 23.8% experiencing one long-haul symptom and 6.4% experiencing more than one symptom. This research also showed that the long-haul effects of COVID affected almost all domains of Quality of Life except the environmental one. Age, gender, and marital status were covariates for the association between long-haul COVID and The Quality of Life. Conclusion Due to the long-haul COVID effect on the decline in Quality of Life, the continuation of health services after discharge from the hospital is an important program to prevent it.