Assessment of quality of life one year after in COVID-19 cases using the SF-36

Kaidar E. Turgambayeva A. Kassymova S.
2022 National Scientific Medical Center

Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan
2022 #19 Issue 6 13 - 17 pp.

One of the features of COVID-19 infection is a long recovery process and development of the long-term health effects of COVID-19. Therefore, the interest of scholars in ensuring patients quality of life after treatment of COVID-19 is increasing and puts a long-term health assessment on the agenda. However, there have been limited studies examining subjective evaluation of physical and mental health of patients who have undergone COVID-19 in Kazakhstan. The study aims to examine the subjective health assessment of patients who suffered f rom COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 in Nur-Sultan city using the SF-36 tool. These patients were included and observed in the research with confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases as well as their close contacts. Material and methods: The study employed questionnaires of respondents through direct interviews, including common questions SF-36. The scoring was done in Microsoft Excel. Statistical analysis of data was performed using the SPSS program, version 23. Results: Questionnaires were administered among 64 out of 172 patients, 52 (81%) were women and 12 (19%) were men. The majority of respondents were over 40 (41%) and 31 (31%) years old. Nearly half of participants (46%) responded that their health condition was about the same as a year ago, 27% rated their health somewhat worse than a year ago, and 2%, that is, 1 participant, rated their condition as much worse than before COVID-19. Men considered themselves significantly healthier than women (p>0.05). Conclusion: There is a need for additional research on Long COVID-19 using more specific HRQoL instruments.

COVID-19 , health evaluation , outcomes , quality of life , SF36

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Department of Public Health and Management, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Graduate School of Public Policy, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

Department of Public Health and Management
Graduate School of Public Policy

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