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Cureus
. 2022 Jan 25;14(1):e21618.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.21618. eCollection 2022 Jan.
Assessment of Physical Disability After Three Months in Patients Recovered From COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study
Ravi Gaur[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Satyasheel Asthana[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rajkumar Yadav[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Rambeer Ghuleliya[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Deepak Kumar[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Minhaj Akhtar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nitesh Gonnade[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Arun Choudhary[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Merrin M Mathew[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Neeru Gaur[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to assess the extent of disability in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0).
Material and methods: This was a cross-sectional study with convenient sampling. Institutional ethical clearance was taken. Informed consent was taken from all patients. Disability assessment was done using WHODAS 2.0. All patients were initial reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positive for COVID-19. Patients with neuromuscular deficits or who were taking medication for psychiatric illness before getting infected with COVID-19 were excluded from the study.
Results: Fatigue followed by dyspnea was the most common reported symptom after three months of COVID-19 infection. COVID-19 survivors with fatigue or dyspnea had a more significant disability as compared to other patients. Females had a more significant disability when compared to males. We did not find any significant disability in COVID-19 survivors after three months of disease based on body mass index, hospitalization, diabetes, and oxygen requirements.
Conclusion: COVID-19 survivors suffered from significant disability after three months of disease especially females and survivors with fatigue or dyspnea. Recognizing post-COVID-19 sequelae and the availability of rehabilitation services will be critical in preventing another public health crisis after acute COVID-19 infection.
Keywords: covid-19 infection; disability; dyspnoea; long covid; post covid disability; post covid fatigue; whodas 2.0.
. 2022 Jan 25;14(1):e21618.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.21618. eCollection 2022 Jan.
Assessment of Physical Disability After Three Months in Patients Recovered From COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study
Ravi Gaur[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Satyasheel Asthana[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rajkumar Yadav[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Rambeer Ghuleliya[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Deepak Kumar[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Minhaj Akhtar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nitesh Gonnade[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Arun Choudhary[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Merrin M Mathew[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Neeru Gaur[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35228971
- PMCID: PMC8874231
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21618
Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to assess the extent of disability in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0).
Material and methods: This was a cross-sectional study with convenient sampling. Institutional ethical clearance was taken. Informed consent was taken from all patients. Disability assessment was done using WHODAS 2.0. All patients were initial reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positive for COVID-19. Patients with neuromuscular deficits or who were taking medication for psychiatric illness before getting infected with COVID-19 were excluded from the study.
Results: Fatigue followed by dyspnea was the most common reported symptom after three months of COVID-19 infection. COVID-19 survivors with fatigue or dyspnea had a more significant disability as compared to other patients. Females had a more significant disability when compared to males. We did not find any significant disability in COVID-19 survivors after three months of disease based on body mass index, hospitalization, diabetes, and oxygen requirements.
Conclusion: COVID-19 survivors suffered from significant disability after three months of disease especially females and survivors with fatigue or dyspnea. Recognizing post-COVID-19 sequelae and the availability of rehabilitation services will be critical in preventing another public health crisis after acute COVID-19 infection.
Keywords: covid-19 infection; disability; dyspnoea; long covid; post covid disability; post covid fatigue; whodas 2.0.