Fatigue and quality of life among older coronavirus disease 2019 survivors
Background: Fatigue is a common post-illness symptom that significantly impacts the quality of life (QoL), especially among elderly individuals. The long-term effects of COVID-19 on fatigue and QoL in elderly survivors remain under-explored. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to examine the preval...
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| author | N. A. Uvais Goutham Thevarkandiyil Sukumaran Shamsudeen Moideen M. Vaseel A. M. Ashfaq U. Rahman Jesiya Jalal |
| author_facet | N. A. Uvais Goutham Thevarkandiyil Sukumaran Shamsudeen Moideen M. Vaseel A. M. Ashfaq U. Rahman Jesiya Jalal |
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| description | Background:
Fatigue is a common post-illness symptom that significantly impacts the quality of life (QoL), especially among elderly individuals. The long-term effects of COVID-19 on fatigue and QoL in elderly survivors remain under-explored.
Aims and Objectives:
This study aims to examine the prevalence of fatigue and its impact on the quality of life among elderly COVID-19 survivors.
Materials and Methods:
Data were collected from a tertiary care hospital in India, involving 99 participants aged over 50 years. Sociodemographic and clinical data were obtained via structured interviews. Fatigue was assessed using the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 questionnaire, while QoL was measured with the WHOQOL-BREF Scale.
Results:
Significant positive correlations were found between age and fatigue. Fatigue scores were notably higher in the physical fatigue and reduced activity domains. Overall QoL scores were significantly negatively correlated with fatigue scores.
Conclusion:
This study underscores the importance of addressing fatigue in post-COVID-19 care for elderly survivors, as fatigue significantly impacts their quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9200fc80f5f44c648e0d2660e8c668ee2025-01-16T10:27:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Geriatric Mental Health2348-99952395-33222024-12-01112889010.4103/jgmh.jgmh_17_24Fatigue and quality of life among older coronavirus disease 2019 survivorsN. A. UvaisGoutham Thevarkandiyil SukumaranShamsudeen MoideenM. VaseelA. M. Ashfaq U. RahmanJesiya JalalBackground: Fatigue is a common post-illness symptom that significantly impacts the quality of life (QoL), especially among elderly individuals. The long-term effects of COVID-19 on fatigue and QoL in elderly survivors remain under-explored. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to examine the prevalence of fatigue and its impact on the quality of life among elderly COVID-19 survivors. Materials and Methods: Data were collected from a tertiary care hospital in India, involving 99 participants aged over 50 years. Sociodemographic and clinical data were obtained via structured interviews. Fatigue was assessed using the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 questionnaire, while QoL was measured with the WHOQOL-BREF Scale. Results: Significant positive correlations were found between age and fatigue. Fatigue scores were notably higher in the physical fatigue and reduced activity domains. Overall QoL scores were significantly negatively correlated with fatigue scores. Conclusion: This study underscores the importance of addressing fatigue in post-COVID-19 care for elderly survivors, as fatigue significantly impacts their quality of life.https://journals.lww.com/jgmh/fulltext/2024/11020/fatigue_and_quality_of_life_among_older.5.aspxcoronavirus disease 2019fatiguequality of life |
| spellingShingle | N. A. Uvais Goutham Thevarkandiyil Sukumaran Shamsudeen Moideen M. Vaseel A. M. Ashfaq U. Rahman Jesiya Jalal Fatigue and quality of life among older coronavirus disease 2019 survivors Journal of Geriatric Mental Health coronavirus disease 2019 fatigue quality of life |
| title | Fatigue and quality of life among older coronavirus disease 2019 survivors |
| title_full | Fatigue and quality of life among older coronavirus disease 2019 survivors |
| title_fullStr | Fatigue and quality of life among older coronavirus disease 2019 survivors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatigue and quality of life among older coronavirus disease 2019 survivors |
| title_short | Fatigue and quality of life among older coronavirus disease 2019 survivors |
| title_sort | fatigue and quality of life among older coronavirus disease 2019 survivors |
| topic | coronavirus disease 2019 fatigue quality of life |
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