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PLoS One . Prevalence and risk factors of disability and anxiety in a retrospective cohort of 432 survivors of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (Covid-19)

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PLoS One


. 2020 Dec 17;15(12):e0243883.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243883. eCollection 2020.
Prevalence and risk factors of disability and anxiety in a retrospective cohort of 432 survivors of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (Covid-19) from China


Siyi Zhu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Qiang Gao[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Lin Yang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yonghong Yang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Wenguang Xia[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Xiguo Cai[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yanping Hui[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Di Zhu[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Yanyan Zhang[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Guiqing Zhang[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Shuang Wu[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Yiliang Wang[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Zhiqiang Zhou[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Hongfei Liu[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Changjie Zhang[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Bo Zhang[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Jianrong Yang[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Mei Feng[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Zhong Ni[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Baoyu Chen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Chunping Du[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Hongchen He[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yun Qu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Quan Wei[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Chengqi He[SUP] 1 2 17 [/SUP], Jan D Reinhardt[SUP] 17 18 19 20 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of disability and anxiety in Covid-19 survivors at discharge from hospital and analyze relative risk by exposures.
Design: Multi-center retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Twenty-eight hospitals located in eight provinces of China.
Methods: A total of 432 survivors with laboratory-confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection participated in this study. At discharge, we assessed instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) with Lawton's IADL scale, dependence in activities of daily living (ADL) with the Barthel Index, and anxiety with Zung's self-reported anxiety scale. Exposures included comorbidity, smoking, setting (Hubei vs. others), disease severity, symptoms, and length of hospital stay. Other risk factors considered were age, gender, and ethnicity (Han vs. Tibetan).
Results: Prevalence of at least one IADL problem was 36.81% (95% CI: 32.39-41.46). ADL dependence was present in 16.44% (95% CI: 13.23-20.23) and 28.70% (95% CI: 24.63-33.15) were screened positive for clinical anxiety. Adjusted risk ratio (RR) of IADL limitations (RR 2.48, 95% CI: 1.80-3.40), ADL dependence (RR 2.07, 95% CI 1.15-3.76), and probable clinical anxiety (RR 2.53, 95% CI 1.69-3.79) were consistently elevated in survivors with severe Covid-19. Age was an additional independent risk factor for IADL limitations and ADL dependence; and setting (Hubei) for IADL limitations and anxiety. Tibetan ethnicity was a protective factor for anxiety but a risk factor for IADL limitations.
Conclusion: A significant proportion of Covid-19 survivors had disability and anxiety at discharge from hospital. Health systems need to be prepared for an additional burden resulting from rehabilitation needs of Covid-19 survivors.
 
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