Quality of Life and Fatigue Symptoms of Post-Covid-19 Patients in Paraíso do Tocantins

Abstract

Introduction: The long-term problems caused by COVID-19 are still unclear. The quality of life of patients may be in evidence even several months after infection. OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of life and fatigue symptoms of post-covid-19 patients in paraíso do Tocantins. Main outcomes: Health-related quality of life assessed using the EQ-5D-5L and CFQ-11 scale. Materials and Methods: This study has a quantitative and qualitative character, collecting data records of people affected by the symptoms of fatigue in the post-covid and describing the quality of life they are having with this problem. The field research, exploratory study, and a data collection was done through 2 questionnaires, CFQ-11 and EQ-5D-5L, all questions were answered based on the individual's situation before and after cure of covid-19, characterizing changes in physical and mental states after infection. Results: 38 people were evaluated using the qualitative tests CFQ-11 and EQ-5D-5L. 60.53% of interviewees showed signs of fatigue from the CFQ-11 scale. For the EQ-5D-5L scale 26% and 29% of participants showed signs of moderate problems of pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression, respectively. For last, the EQ-VAS scale could show that 19 people stated to have a 70-80 health score of quality-of-life post-COVID. Conclusion: It was observed that fatigue after COVID-19 followed a trend in other similar literature, thus stressing the notoriety of the correlation between symptoms of fatigue in the post-COVID or covid-long with the worsening their quality of life. More tests need to be done to evaluate other factors that can influence the results.