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Health-Related Quality of Life and Coping Strategies adopted by COVID-19 survivors: A nationwide cross-sectional study in Bangladesh
Mohammad Anwar Hossain; Rubayet Shafin; Md. Shahoriar Ahmed; Md. Shohag Rana; Lori Maria Walton; Veena Raigangar; Tasnim Ara; Md. Aminul Haque Rasel; Mohammad Sohrab Hossain; Md. Feroz Kabir; Mir Raihanul Islam; Md. Nazmul Hasan; Delowar Hossain; Farjana Sharmin Rumana; Iqbal K Jahid.
Affiliation
  • Mohammad Anwar Hossain; Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Rubayet Shafin; Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md. Shahoriar Ahmed; Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md. Shohag Rana; Department of Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health professions Institute (BHPI), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Lori Maria Walton; Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Veena Raigangar; Department of Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E
  • Tasnim Ara; Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka
  • Md. Aminul Haque Rasel; Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Mohammad Sohrab Hossain; Department of Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health professions Institute (BHPI), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md. Feroz Kabir; Department of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation, Jashore University of Science & Technology (JUST), Jashore, Bangladesh
  • Mir Raihanul Islam; Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute
  • Md. Nazmul Hasan; Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Delowar Hossain; Department of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation, Enam Medical College Hospital
  • Farjana Sharmin Rumana; Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Iqbal K Jahid; Jashore University of Science and Technology
Preprint in English | medRxiv | ID: ppmedrxiv-22274514
ABSTRACT
This study aims to investigate the health-related quality of life and coping strategies among COVID-19 survivors in Bangladesh. MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study of 2198 adult, COVID-19 survivors living in Bangladesh. Data were collected from previously diagnosed COVID-19 participants (confirmed by an RT-PCR test) via door-to-door interviews in the eight different divisions in Bangladesh. For data collection, Bengali translated Brief COPE inventory and WHO Brief Quality of Life (WHO-QOLBREF) questionnaires were used. The data collection period was from June 2020 to March 2021. ResultsMales 72.38% (1591) were more affected by COVID-19 than females 27.62% (607). Age showed significant correlations (p<0.005) with physical, psychological and social relationships; whereas, gender showed only significant correlation with physical health (p<0.001). Marital status, occupation, living area, and co-morbidities showed significant co-relation with all four domains of QoL (p<0.001). Education and affected family members showed significant correlation with physical and social relationship (p<0.001). However, smoking habit showed significant correlations with both social relationship and environment (p<0.001). Age and marital status showed a significant correlation with avoidant coping strategy (p<0.001); whereas gender and co-morbidities showed significant correlation with problem focused coping strategies (p<0.001). Educational qualification, occupation and living area showed significant correlation with all three coping strategies (p<0.001). ConclusionSurvivors of COVID-19 showed mixed types of coping strategies; however, the predominant coping strategy was avoidant coping, followed by problem focused coping, with emotion focused coping reported as the least prevalent. Marital status, occupation, living area and co-morbidities showed a greater effect on QoL in all participants. This study represents the real scenario of nationwide health associated quality of life and coping strategy during and beyond the Delta pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: Preprints Database: medRxiv Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Rct Language: English Year: 2022 Document type: Preprint
Full text: Available Collection: Preprints Database: medRxiv Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Rct Language: English Year: 2022 Document type: Preprint
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