Table 2. Quality of Life Assessment of the 170 Respondents at 12 Months from Acute COVID-19 Infection.
| Characteristics | Symptom persistent group (n=129) | Non-persistent group (n=41) | Total (n=170) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility | 0.325 | ||||
| No problems in walking about | 109 (84.5) | 38 (92.7) | 147 (86.5) | ||
| Slight problems in walking about | 18 (14.0) | 2 (4.9) | 20 (11.8) | ||
| Moderate problems in walking about | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | ||
| Severe problems in walking about | 1 (0.8) | 1 (2.4) | 2 (1.2) | ||
| Unable to walk about | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Self-care | 0.190 | ||||
| No problems washing or dressing | 127 (98.4) | 39 (95.1) | 166 (97.6) | ||
| Slight problems washing or dressing | 2 (1.6) | 1 (2.4) | 3 (1.8) | ||
| Moderate problems washing or dressing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (0.6) | ||
| Severe problems washing or dressing | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Unable to wash or dress | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Usual activities | 0.104 | ||||
| No problems doing usual activities | 105 (81.4) | 37 (90.2) | 142 (83.5) | ||
| Slight problems doing usual activities | 21 (16.3) | 3 (7.3) | 24 (14.1) | ||
| Moderate problems doing usual activities | 3 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.8) | ||
| Severe problems doing usually activities | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (0.6) | ||
| Unable to do usual activities | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Pain/discomfort | 0.001 | ||||
| No pain or discomfort | 82 (63.6) | 35 (85.4) | 117 (68.8) | ||
| Slight pain or discomfort | 47 (36.4) | 4 (9.8) | 51 (30.0) | ||
| Moderate pain or discomfort | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (0.6) | ||
| Severe pain or discomfort | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (0.6) | ||
| Extreme pain or discomfort | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Anxiety/depression | 0.015 | ||||
| Not anxious or depressed | 75 (58.1) | 35 (85.4) | 110 (64.7) | ||
| Slightly anxious or depressed | 49 (38.0) | 6 (14.6) | 55 (32.4) | ||
| Moderately anxious or depressed | 4 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.4) | ||
| Severely anxious or depressed | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | ||
| Extremely anxious or depressed | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| The best health you can imagine on today (the scale is numbered from 0 to 100) | 80.0 [70.0–90.0] | 90.0 [80.0–95.0] | 85.0 [75.0–90.0] | 0.004 | |
| Breathless you feel today (within the last 24 hours) | 0.048 | ||||
| Not troubled by breathlessness except on strenuous exercise | 63 (48.8) | 29 (70.7) | 92 (54.1) | ||
| Short of breath when hurrying or when walking up a slight hill | 62 (48.1) | 11 (26.8) | 73 (42.9) | ||
| Walks slower than most people of my age because of breathlessness, or have to stop for breath when walking at own pace | 4 (3.1) | 1 (2.4) | 5 (2.9) | ||
| Stops for breath after walking 100 yards/ 90–100 meters, or after a few minutes on level ground | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Too breathless to leave the house, or breathless when dressing/undressing | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Intensity of fatigue on average over the last 24 hours, on a scale from 0–10 (0=no fatigue, 10=fatigue as bad as you can imagine)* | 2.0 [2.0–5.0] | 2.0 [2.0–5.0] | 2.0 [2.0–5.0] | 0.077 | |
COVID-19, coronavirus disease.
Data are presented as median [interquartile range] or n (%).
*Intensity of tiredness (0–10): 0: none/2: mild fatigue/5: moderate fatigue/10: severe fatigue.