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Editor, Senior Moderator
Adv Clin Exp Med
. 2023 Apr 24.
doi: 10.17219/acem/161766. Online ahead of print.
Pulmonary-specific quality of life and dyspnea among patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019: Evaluation of patient groups 1, 3 and 6 months after discharge
Betül Doğantekin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Başak Çakır Güney[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Semiha Çelik Ekinci[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Zeliha Serindağ[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nurgül Tükel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sinem Akkaya Işık[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Süleyman Kılıç[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mustafa Kaplan[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Shortand long-term lung damage after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been emphasized in many studies, but pulmonary-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been examined only in a limited capacity.
Objectives: In this study, we aimed to assess pulmonary-specific HRQOL and dyspnea among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 by applying the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) to patient groups 1, 3 and 6 months following discharge (groups T1, T3 and T6).
Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2020 and December 2020 at a tertiary hospital in Turkey. A total of 345 patients with a definite diagnosis of COVID-19 were included in our research.
Results: Total SGRQ score was significantly lower in the T6 group than in the T1 group (p < 0.001). The SGRQ-Symptom score was similar in the T3 and T6 groups, while the T1 group had significantly higher values (p < 0.001). The SGRQ-Activity score was significantly lower in the T6 group than in the T1 and T3 groups (p = 0.001), while the SGRQ-Impact score was significantly higher in the T6 group compared to the other 2 groups (p < 0.001). When the patients were analyzed statistically in terms of dyspnea, the difference between the baseline and 6-month results was found to be statistically significant (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: Although long-term consequences are still not fully known, the SGRQ scores and dyspnea outcomes of our patients show that pulmonary-specific HRQOL and dyspnea remain at a similar level from discharge until the 6th month after discharge. Studies with extended and longitudinal follow-up are required.
Keywords: COVID-19; St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ); dyspnea; pulmonary-specific quality of life.
. 2023 Apr 24.
doi: 10.17219/acem/161766. Online ahead of print.
Pulmonary-specific quality of life and dyspnea among patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019: Evaluation of patient groups 1, 3 and 6 months after discharge
Betül Doğantekin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Başak Çakır Güney[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Semiha Çelik Ekinci[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Zeliha Serindağ[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nurgül Tükel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sinem Akkaya Işık[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Süleyman Kılıç[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mustafa Kaplan[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37093090
- DOI: 10.17219/acem/161766
Abstract
Background: Shortand long-term lung damage after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been emphasized in many studies, but pulmonary-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been examined only in a limited capacity.
Objectives: In this study, we aimed to assess pulmonary-specific HRQOL and dyspnea among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 by applying the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) to patient groups 1, 3 and 6 months following discharge (groups T1, T3 and T6).
Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2020 and December 2020 at a tertiary hospital in Turkey. A total of 345 patients with a definite diagnosis of COVID-19 were included in our research.
Results: Total SGRQ score was significantly lower in the T6 group than in the T1 group (p < 0.001). The SGRQ-Symptom score was similar in the T3 and T6 groups, while the T1 group had significantly higher values (p < 0.001). The SGRQ-Activity score was significantly lower in the T6 group than in the T1 and T3 groups (p = 0.001), while the SGRQ-Impact score was significantly higher in the T6 group compared to the other 2 groups (p < 0.001). When the patients were analyzed statistically in terms of dyspnea, the difference between the baseline and 6-month results was found to be statistically significant (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: Although long-term consequences are still not fully known, the SGRQ scores and dyspnea outcomes of our patients show that pulmonary-specific HRQOL and dyspnea remain at a similar level from discharge until the 6th month after discharge. Studies with extended and longitudinal follow-up are required.
Keywords: COVID-19; St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ); dyspnea; pulmonary-specific quality of life.