Post-discharge Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

IF 0.5 4区医学 Q3 Medicine

Journal of Nepal Medical Association Pub Date : 2024-03-31 DOI:10.31729/jnma.8530

Naveen Phuyal, Ganesh Bhandari, Lee Budhathoki, Kshitiz Kumar, Lochana Shrestha, Poonam Singh

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Abstract

Introduction: Understanding the post-discharge outcomes of COVID-19 patients is essential for informed healthcare planning and support services. This study aimed to assess the physical health status of COVID-19 patients three months after discharge from a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Methods: A descriptive follow-up study design was used, involving 200 COVID-19 discharged patients. Data were collected from healthcare facilities and participants through structured questionnaires and telephonic interviews. The study duration was between November 2020 to April 2021.

Results: Persistence of COVID-19-related symptoms was reported by 49 (24.50%) of participants reported at follow-up, while 41 (20.50%) indicated previous symptoms from discharge.

Conclusions: After discharge, most of patient returned to normal activities within three months.Persistence of symptoms and test positive rate was less in those patients.

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一家三级医院 COVID-19 患者的出院后预后：描述性横断面研究。

导言：了解 COVID-19 患者出院后的健康状况对制定医疗计划和提供支持服务至关重要。本研究旨在评估 COVID-19 患者从尼泊尔加德满都一家三级医院出院三个月后的身体健康状况：方法：采用描述性随访研究设计，涉及 200 名 COVID-19 出院患者。通过结构化问卷和电话访谈从医疗机构和参与者处收集数据。研究时间为 2020 年 11 月至 2021 年 4 月：49名参与者（24.50%）在随访时报告了COVID-19相关症状的持续存在，41名参与者（20.50%）表示出院后症状持续存在：出院后，大多数患者在三个月内恢复了正常活动。

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Journal of Nepal Medical Association PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

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1.00

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0.00%

发文量

233

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Nepal Medical Association is an internationally peer-reviewed, MedLine/PubMed indexed, a monthly general medical journal published by Nepal Medical Association. JNMA is the first and oldest medical journal from Nepal since 1963 AD.