Quality of life in home isolation compared with facility isolation in COVID-19 patients.
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In the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation is an essential measure in controlling the outbreak. Since patients mostly have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic, isolation could be at home or in health care facilities, affecting the health-related quality of life differently. Aim of research is to compare health-related quality of life of COVID-19 patients in home isolation to facility isolation. The study was an analytical cross-sectional study among 334 COVID19 patients (167 per group) between February and March 2022. Participants were 18 years old and over and isolated for at least ten days. Data were collected via telephone on days seven to nine of isolation to evaluate the health-related quality of life score (EQ-5D–5L). The Chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test compared two independent populations. Linear regression analysis estimated the correlation between groups. There were no significant differences between the home and facility isolation groups in having problems with the following health dimensions (p-value > 0.05); mobility 4.2% vs. 9.6%, self-care 0.6% vs.1.8%, usual activities 3.6% vs. 7.2%, pain/discomfort 21% vs. 28.7%, and anxiety/depression 18.6% vs. 15.6%. The home isolation had a significantly higher health-related quality of life score than the facility isolation group (β1 = 0.03, 95%CI: 0.00-0.05, p-value = 0.013). Health-related quality of life in home isolation is better than in facility isolation. Home isolation is another option for mild symptomatic or asymptomatic COVID19 patients.
Keywords : quality of life, coronavirus disease 2019, home isolation, facility isolation
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