Health-related Quality of Life of Cured Patients of the Covid-19 after Discharge from Hospital A Systematic Review

Abstract

Abstract Background:: Examining the results of the treatment of patients after discharge from the hospital is an important question in measuring the effectiveness of the treatment of COVID-19 for health systems. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the Quality of Life of cured patients with covid-19 using the well-known EQ-5D scale. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in known databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and EMBASE from the beginning of January 2019 to the beginning of July 2022. After three stages of screening, studies related to the quality of life of COVID-19 survivors were included in the study. Results: Data were categorized and extracted based on the 5 dimensions of the EQ-5D questionnaire. Finally, the analysis of the results of the studies indicated that the utility score was above 70% so, in more than half of them, the most complaint among the dimensions of the questionnaire was related to disruption in usual activities and self-care. Next, mobility and pain had the greatest impact on reducing the quality of life of recovered patients. The least complaints of the discharged patients were related to anxiety/depression. Conclusion: Considering that the symptoms of the disease are present in the cured patients, therefore, it is necessary to follow up these symptoms in order to prevent them from getting worse by simple and important actions. So, an organized follow-up structure in health centers is very important to improve the quality of life for the survivors of COVID-19.