Rao Shwethapriya, Amara Vedaghosh, Chaudhuri Souvik, Rao Bhamini Krishna, Todur Pratibha
Department of Critical Care, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professionals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Indian J Palliat Care. 2021 Apr-Jun;27(2):313-318. doi: 10.25259/IJPC_160_21. Epub 2021 Aug 12.
"Post-COVID-19 syndrome," which may be the new pandemic, has affected various domains of quality of life; even among those who have recovered from mild COVID-19 disease. The aim of our study was to explore the health, social and psychological impact on healthcare workers (HCWs) who have recovered from active COVID-19 illness and highlight their needs post-recovery.
It was a web-based survey study. A total of 163 eligible consenting HCWs participated in this survey. The Institutional Ethical Committee approval was obtained before study recruitment and the study was registered with the Clinical Trial Registry of India. Each participant responded to 25 questions.
Among those participated, 51% were doctors, 32% were nurses and others were allied health professionals and students. About 82% had mild COVID-19 illness and 40% required hospitalisation for COVID-19 treatment. In the post-recovery period, 66% experienced health issues and fatigue on mild exertion was the most common symptom (42.94%). It was followed by anosmia and ageusia (21.47%), headache and myalgia (15.34%) and breathlessness (8.59%). About 82% HCW felt the need for a post-COVID-19 recovery health care unit. Potential risk of infecting family members was the most common concern (53.46%) followed by the fear of contracting the virus again (46.54%). About 35% of HCW experienced the fear of developing post-COVID-19 complications. About 78% of HCW did not report any psychological concerns, but one-third were stressed due to the financial impact.
Post-COVID-19 syndrome impacts all domains of quality of life. Fatigue, loss of taste and smell, headache, myalgia and breathlessness continue to persist beyond recovery of active illness. Most of the HCWs emphasised the need to set up post-COVID-19 care units. The fear of contracting the virus again and financial drain due to hospital expenses continued to distress HCWs.
“新冠后综合征”可能成为新的大流行疾病，它影响了生活质量的各个方面，即使在那些从轻度新冠疾病中康复的人群中也是如此。我们研究的目的是探讨新冠疾病康复后的医护人员的健康、社会和心理影响，并突出他们康复后的需求。
这是一项基于网络的调查研究。共有163名符合条件且同意参与的医护人员参与了此次调查。在研究招募前获得了机构伦理委员会的批准，该研究已在印度临床试验注册中心注册。每位参与者回答了25个问题。
参与调查的人员中，51%是医生，32%是护士，其他是相关健康专业人员和学生。约82%的人患有轻度新冠疾病，40%的人因新冠治疗需要住院。在康复期，66%的人出现健康问题，轻度活动后疲劳是最常见的症状（42.94%）。其次是嗅觉和味觉丧失（21.47%）、头痛和肌痛（15.34%）以及呼吸困难（8.59%）。约82%的医护人员认为需要设立新冠后康复保健单元。感染家庭成员的潜在风险是最常见的担忧（53.46%），其次是再次感染病毒的恐惧（46.54%）。约35%的医护人员担心出现新冠后并发症。约78%的医护人员未报告任何心理问题，但三分之一的人因经济影响而感到压力。
新冠后综合征影响生活质量的各个方面。疲劳、味觉和嗅觉丧失、头痛、肌痛和呼吸困难在急性疾病康复后仍持续存在。大多数医护人员强调需要设立新冠后护理单元。再次感染病毒的恐惧以及因住院费用导致的经济负担继续困扰着医护人员。
