Health-related quality of life issues, including symptoms, in patients with active COVID-19 or post COVID-19; a systematic literature review.
Cecilie Delphin AmdalMadeline PeRagnhild Sørum FalkClaire PiccininAndrew BottomleyJuan Ignacio ArrarasAnne-Sophie E DarlingtonKristin HofsøBernhard HolznerNina Marie Høyning JørgensenDagmara KuliśStein Arne RimehaugSusanne SingerKatherine J TaylorSally J WheelwrightKristin BjordalPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2021)
This first comprehensive systematic review provides a detailed overview of the wide range of HRQoL issues experienced by patients with COVID-19 throughout the course of the disease. It demonstrates the devastating impact of the disease and provides critically important information for clinicians, to enable them to better recognize the disease and to provide knowledge important for treatment and follow-up. The results provided the foundation for the international development of a COVID-19 specific patient-reported HRQoL questionnaire.