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. 2022 Feb 16;17(2):e0263941. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263941

Table 3. Factors associated with the low levels of QOL.

Study Associated factors
Todt et al., 2021 Female sex, older age, Having diabetes and hypertension, Heart failure, Number of comorbidities, Highest respiratory support required, Intensive care admission, New onset hemodialysis, Longer duration of hospital stay,
Strumiliene et al., 2021 Reduced lung function
Arab-Zozani et al., 2020 Female sex, older age, Higher education level, Being unemployed, ICU admission, Having diabetes
Walle-Hansen et al., 2021 Older age
Qu et al., 2021 Female sex, older age, Poor hemoglobin and albumin level
Shah et al., 2021 Female sex, Hospitalized survivors, Higher number of weeks since COVID 19 diagnosis
Chen et al., 2020 Female sex, Older age, Severity of the clinical subtype, Higher length of hospital stay
Taboada et al., 2021 Older age, Male sex, Use of mechanical ventilation during ICU stay, Higher duration of mechanical ventilation, Longer duration of ICU stay, Longer duration of hospital stay
Gamberini et al., 2021 Female sex, Older age, Prolonged mechanical ventilation, Present with comorbidities
Mendez et al., 2021 Neurocognitive impairment, Positive screening for psychiatric morbidity