Influence of Clinical and Sociodemographic Variables on Health-Related Quality of Life in the Adult Population with Long Covid

Rodríguez-Pérez, Mª PilarSánchez-Herrera-Baeza, PatriciaRodríguez-Ledo, PilarHuertas-Hoyas, ElisabetFernández-Gómez, GemmaMontes-Montes, RebecaPérez-de-Heredia-Torres, Marta2024-07-022024-07-022023-06-22Rodríguez-Pérez, M.P.; Sánchez-Herrera-Baeza, P.; Rodríguez-Ledo, P.; Huertas-Hoyas, E.; Fernández-Gómez, G.; Montes-Montes, R.; Pérez-de-Heredia-Torres, M. Influence of Clinical and Sociodemographic Variables on Health-Related Quality of Life in the Adult Population with Long COVID. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 4222. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jcm121342222077-0383https://hdl.handle.net/10115/36170CATEGORY MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL 58/325 JCR YEAR JIF RANK JIF QUARTILE JIF PERCENTILE 2023 58/325 Q1 82.3Worldwide, about 10 percent of patients affected by long COVID require appropriate followup and intervention. The main objective of this study was to analyze the long-term impact of mild long COVID in the adult population, and to determine the effect of clinical and sociodemographic variables on health-related quality of life in those affected. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of a sample of Spanish adult patients with persistent COVID-19 symptoms at least three months after diagnosis. Data collection took place between April and July 2021. The health-related quality of life of the sample was low, with worse results in the physical component summary (PCS) 24.66 (SD = 4.45) compared to the mental component summary (MCS) 45.95 (SD = 8.65). The multiregression analysis showed significant differences by sex in the dimensions of physical functioning (p = 0.040); bodily pain (p = 0.036); and health transition (p = 0.018). Additionally, a longer time since infection had a significant effect on physical functioning (p = 0.039); general health (p = 0.037); vitality (p = 0.034); and general health transition (p = 0.002). The effect of occupational imbalance was significant for all dimensions. Conclusions: people with long COVID have a reduced quality of life. Sex, time since infection, and occupational imbalance are predictors of a worse quality of life.engAttribution 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/long COVID, quality of life, persistent symptoms, long haulersInfluence of Clinical and Sociodemographic Variables on Health-Related Quality of Life in the Adult Population with Long Covidinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article10.3390/ jcm12134222info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess