Quality of life in adults and older adults survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective observational study

The present study aimed to compare the quality of life on pre-diagnosis and post-recovery of people diagnosed with COVID-19 and examine the impact of its signals, symptoms, and clinical outcomes on quality of life in adults and older adults, considering sex, age groups, nutritional status, physical...

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Main Authors: André Pereira dos Santos, Giovani Arita Falha, Jéssica Fernanda Corrêa Cordeiro, Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves Gomide, Lisa Fernanda Mazzonetto, Alcivandro de Sousa Oliveira, Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva, Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla, Márcio Fernando Tasinafo Júnior, Ana Cláudia Rossini Venturini, Átila Alexandre Trapé, Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado, Lucimere Bohn, Jorge Mota
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Published: Desafio Singular 2024-09-01
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author André Pereira dos Santos
Giovani Arita Falha
Jéssica Fernanda Corrêa Cordeiro
Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves Gomide
Lisa Fernanda Mazzonetto
Alcivandro de Sousa Oliveira
Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva
Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla
Márcio Fernando Tasinafo Júnior
Ana Cláudia Rossini Venturini
Átila Alexandre Trapé
Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado
Lucimere Bohn
Jorge Mota
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Giovani Arita Falha
Jéssica Fernanda Corrêa Cordeiro
Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves Gomide
Lisa Fernanda Mazzonetto
Alcivandro de Sousa Oliveira
Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva
Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla
Márcio Fernando Tasinafo Júnior
Ana Cláudia Rossini Venturini
Átila Alexandre Trapé
Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado
Lucimere Bohn
Jorge Mota
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description The present study aimed to compare the quality of life on pre-diagnosis and post-recovery of people diagnosed with COVID-19 and examine the impact of its signals, symptoms, and clinical outcomes on quality of life in adults and older adults, considering sex, age groups, nutritional status, physical activity level, and family income as confounding variables. This retrospective observational study included 509 participants (39% male) ≥18 years old from a city in the northeastern region of São Paulo, Brazil, diagnosed with COVID-19 between March/2020 and February/2021. Participants were telephonically interviewed to provide information about COVID-19 infection, quality of life, and physical activity, considering the week pre-diagnosis and the week prior to the interview (post-recovery). Quality of life decreased in the post-COVID-19 recovery period compared to pre-diagnosis periods (Med = 5.6; Med = 3.4, respectively; Z = -19,589; p < 0.001). After controlling comparisons for age, sex, nutritional status, physical activity level, and family income, it was observed that the infection increased the frequency of respiratory distress (F = 3,956; [df = 1]; p = 0.047) and length of hospitalisation (≥ 6 days) (F = 6,538; [df = 1]; p = 0.011). COVID-19 infection induced worse respiratory distress and length of hospitalisation, compromising the survivors’ quality of life.
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spelling doaj-art-ed01da5b80c042bca12835dc31ebf4312024-12-03T08:43:57ZengDesafio SingularMotricidade1646-107X2182-29722024-09-0120310.6063/motricidade.32888Quality of life in adults and older adults survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective observational studyAndré Pereira dos Santos0Giovani Arita FalhaJéssica Fernanda Corrêa CordeiroEuripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves Gomide1Lisa Fernanda Mazzonetto2Alcivandro de Sousa Oliveira3Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva4Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla5Márcio Fernando Tasinafo Júnior6Ana Cláudia Rossini Venturini7Átila Alexandre Trapé8Dalmo Roberto Lopes MachadoLucimere BohnJorge MotaUniversidade do PortoClaretiano – University Center, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São Paulo The present study aimed to compare the quality of life on pre-diagnosis and post-recovery of people diagnosed with COVID-19 and examine the impact of its signals, symptoms, and clinical outcomes on quality of life in adults and older adults, considering sex, age groups, nutritional status, physical activity level, and family income as confounding variables. This retrospective observational study included 509 participants (39% male) ≥18 years old from a city in the northeastern region of São Paulo, Brazil, diagnosed with COVID-19 between March/2020 and February/2021. Participants were telephonically interviewed to provide information about COVID-19 infection, quality of life, and physical activity, considering the week pre-diagnosis and the week prior to the interview (post-recovery). Quality of life decreased in the post-COVID-19 recovery period compared to pre-diagnosis periods (Med = 5.6; Med = 3.4, respectively; Z = -19,589; p < 0.001). After controlling comparisons for age, sex, nutritional status, physical activity level, and family income, it was observed that the infection increased the frequency of respiratory distress (F = 3,956; [df = 1]; p = 0.047) and length of hospitalisation (≥ 6 days) (F = 6,538; [df = 1]; p = 0.011). COVID-19 infection induced worse respiratory distress and length of hospitalisation, compromising the survivors’ quality of life. https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/32888SARS-CoV-2General Health StatusAgingBody Mass Index
spellingShingle André Pereira dos Santos
Giovani Arita Falha
Jéssica Fernanda Corrêa Cordeiro
Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves Gomide
Lisa Fernanda Mazzonetto
Alcivandro de Sousa Oliveira
Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva
Pedro Pugliesi Abdalla
Márcio Fernando Tasinafo Júnior
Ana Cláudia Rossini Venturini
Átila Alexandre Trapé
Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado
Lucimere Bohn
Jorge Mota
Quality of life in adults and older adults survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective observational study
Motricidade
SARS-CoV-2
General Health Status
Aging
Body Mass Index
title Quality of life in adults and older adults survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective observational study
title_full Quality of life in adults and older adults survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective observational study
title_fullStr Quality of life in adults and older adults survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective observational study
title_full_unstemmed Quality of life in adults and older adults survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective observational study
title_short Quality of life in adults and older adults survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective observational study
title_sort quality of life in adults and older adults survivors of covid 19 a retrospective observational study
topic SARS-CoV-2
General Health Status
Aging
Body Mass Index
url https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/32888
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