Table 1.

Background characteristics, physical status and psychosocial status of the participants (n = 199).

	n	%	Mean	SD
Background characteristics
Age group (years)			42.723	17.528
18–30	33	16.6
31–40	59	29.6
41–50	35	17.6
51–60	33	16.6
>60	39	19.6
Sex
Male	93	46.7
Female	106	53.3
Relationship status
Currently single	36	18.1
Married/cohabited with a partner	163	81.9
Having children
No	39	19.6
Yes	160	80.4
Highest education attained
Middle school or below	53	26.6
High school	57	28.7
College and above	86	43.2
Refuse to disclose	3	1.5
Permanent residents of the city
No	146	73.4
Yes	53	26.6
Monthly personal income (¥)
No fixed income	71	35.7
<3,000	25	12.6
3,000–5,999	52	26.1
6,000–9,000	24	12.1
≥10,000	27	13.6
Employment status
Full-time employment	80	40.2
Free-lanced	31	16.1
Students	15	7.5
Unemployed	17	8.5
Retired	55	27.6
Experiences during hospitalization
Clinical classification of COVID-19 at entry
Asymptomatic	3	1.5
Mild	42	21.1
Common	111	55.8
Severe	25	12.6
Critically severe	18	9.0
ICU experience (No)	194	97.5
Invasive assisted ventilation (No)	192	96.5
Hormone therapy (No)	175	87.9
Serious complications (No)	188	94.5
Length of stay (days)			20.883	15.831
Sequelae of COVID-19 before discharge (No)	187	94.0
Exposure to other patients' suffering during hospitalization			0.376	0.673
Psychosocial perceptions after discharge
Somatic symptoms after discharge			4.191	5.516
Perceived impact of being infected with COVID-19			10.155	9.186
Resource loss/gain			14.819	2.305
Resilience			7.518	1.854