Quality of life at 3 months of COVID-19 patients discharged from the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea

in sub-Saharan Africa, the impact of intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization of COVID patients is not at all known in terms of quality of life because it is very poorly documented. The aim of this study was to describe the quality of life at three months of patients who had been in the ICU. we con...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2023, Vol.44, p.120-120
Main Authors: Joseph, Donamou, Abdoulaye, Touré, Almamy, Bangoura, Paola, Batcho Rudy, Yalla, Camara Amadou, Luc, SossaKouessi, Lamine, CamaraM Mah, Mohamed, CamaraMariame, Diallo, Sadou Thierno, Dine, Traoré Abdouramane
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
COVID-19
Guinea - epidemiology
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Pandemics
Patient Discharge
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
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Summary:in sub-Saharan Africa, the impact of intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization of COVID patients is not at all known in terms of quality of life because it is very poorly documented. The aim of this study was to describe the quality of life at three months of patients who had been in the ICU. we conducted a monocentric prospective cohort study over a 6-month period. hundred and three (103) patients participated in the survey out of 123 patients discharged from the ICU during our study period, with a participation rate of 85%. The average length of stay in the ICU was 12 days with extremes of 2 and 36 days. The mean duration of oxygen therapy was 12±10 days. The assessment of quality of life with the SF-36 at 3 months after discharge from the intensive care unit showed impairment in eight domains, the most important of which were the emotional domain with a mean score of 57.6±44.6, the social functioning domain with a score of 60.77±24.07 and the vitality domain, which was 66.2±21.6. The global evaluation of the two main dimensions of the SF-36 showed a deficiency in the psychological dimension with a mean score of 64 with extremes of 12 and 90. This evaluation also showed an impairment of the physical dimension with a mean score of 70 with extremes of 20 and 97. our study showed a significant decrease in the quality of life of COVID-19 patients discharged from the intensive care unit.
ISSN:1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2023.44.120.30893