Health-related quality of life and coping strategies adopted by COVID-19 survivors: A nationwide cross-sectional study in Bangladesh.
Mohammad Anwar HossainRubayet ShafinMd Shahoriar AhmedMd Shohag RanaLori Maria WaltonVeena RaigangarTasnim AraMd Aminul Hoque RaselMohammad Sohrab HossainMd Feroz KabirMir Raihanul IslamMd Nazmul HasanMd Delowar HossainFarjana Sharmin RumanaMd Iqbal Kabir JahidPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Survivors of COVID-19 showed mixed types of coping strategies; however, the predominant coping strategy was avoidant coping, followed by problem-focused coping, with emotion-focused coping reported as the least prevalent. Marital status, occupation, living area and co-morbidities showed a greater effect on QoL in all participants. This study represents the real scenario of nationwide health-associated quality of life and coping strategies during and beyond the Delta pandemic.