Quality of life of Covid 19 patients after treatment in 3 wards of Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh City in 2022

Abstract

A cross - sectional descriptive study was conducted from September 2021 to September 2022 to assess the quality of life of 285 patients with COVID-19 who finished treatment at least 3 months befor according to the EQ- 5D-5L instrument. The results showed that
the overall quality of life score was 0.92 ± 0.11 points. The percentage of patients who had problems related to walking was 13.3%, related to self - care was 10.9%, in the area of routine activities was 8.8%, in the area of pain/ difficulty tolerance was 46.0%, and in the area of anxiety/melancholy was 33.0%. The average EQ-VAS score of the patients was 85.12 ± 11.46 points. The quality of life of patients with COVID-19 was still more limited than in the general population, even though they had been cured for 3 months or more. Policies are needed to support people to recover from
COVID-19, promote medical socialization to help everyone who has conditions to check for respiratory function, and strengthen instruction and dissemination of respiratory rehabilitation exercises.