Comparison of the Quality of Life of COVID-19 Patients Cared for at Home and in the Hospital

Leili Yekefallah; Abbas Ahmadi; Rohollah Kalhor; Soheil Soltani; Peyman Namdar; sareh mohammadi

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases

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Comparison of the Quality of Life of COVID-19 Patients Cared for at Home and in the Hospital

Author(s):

Leili Yekefallah¹,

Abbas Ahmadi²,

Rohollah Kalhor³,

Soheil Soltani⁴,

Peyman Namdar⁴,

sareh mohammadi^5,*

1Department of Intensive Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

2Department of Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

3Department of Healthcare Services Management, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

4Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

5Department of Treatment Deputy of Health , Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 26, issue 3; 151-158

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Leili YekefallahAbbas AhmadiRohollah KalhorSoheil SoltaniPeyman Namdarsareh mohammadiet al.Comparison of the Quality of Life of COVID-19 Patients Cared for at Home and in the Hospital.J Inflamm Dis.26(3):e156320.

Abstract

Background: The demand for home care services has increased not only due to the increase in the elderly population but also due to consumer preference and technological advances that allow for the provision of sophisticated home care. Home healthcare services aim to help people improve their performance, live a more independent life, improve their well-being, and help them stay at home, and avoid hospitalization. Objective: This study was conducted to compare the quality of life (QoL) of COVID-19 patients under home care at a hospital in Qazvin City, Iran. Methods: his study was a cohort study. The samples included two groups of patients, hospitalized patients due to COVID-19 and patients with COVID-19 who received medical and nursing care at home. Patients were matched for age, underlying disease, and severity of the COVID-19 disease. In this study, a 3-month follow-up on changes in QoL compared to before hospitalization and receiving care at home was performed using a QoL questionnaire (SF-12). Findings: The mean score of QoL in the home care group was 32.36±2.15 and in the hospitalized group, it was 29.70±2.94, which shows a statistically significant difference, and the quality of home care patients reported to be higher than hospitalized patients (P

Keywords

COVID-19

Hospital-at-home

Home care

Quality of life (QoL)

Hospice

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