Table 2 Quality of life 24 months after initial COVID- 19 infection, in a subpopulation of 141 participants who completed the M24 questionnaire
Variable | Total study population (N= 141) | T1: Mild symptoms, fast resolution (N = 87) | T2: Elevated and persisting symptoms (N= 54) | p value (T1 vs T2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stress level (PSS4 score) | 5.3 ± 3.4 | 4.5 ± 3.2 | 6.6 ± 3.4 | 0.001 |
Participants with high stress level N(%) | 62(43.97) | 31(35.63) | 31(57.41) | 0.015 |
Fatigue level (FSS9 score) | 29.1 ± 16.4 | 22.1 ± 13.3 | 40.3 ± 14.8 | < 0.001 |
Participants with high fatigue level, N(%) | 52(36.88) | 17(19.54) | 35(64.81) | < 0.001 |
Anxiety level (GAD7 score) | 4[0, 21] | 1[0,21] | 6.5[0,21] | < 0.001 |
Participants with high anxiety level, N(%) | 17(12.06) | 4(4.60) | 13(24.07) | 0.001 |
Sleep (PSQI) | 5[0,20] | 5[0,14] | 8[2,20] | < 0.001 |
Poor sleep, N(%) | 86(60.56) | 45(51.14) | 41(75.93) | 0.004 |
Respiratory quality of life (VQ11) | 14[11,47] | 12[11,34] | 19.5[11,47] | < 0.001 |
Altered respiratory quality of life, N(%) | 27(19.15) | 4(4.60) | 23(42.59) | < 0.001 |
Life rhythm recovered as before COVID- 19 (Yes) | 132(88.00) | 88(97.78) | 44(73.33) | < 0.001 |
Professional activity unrecovered, N(%) | 6(4.00) | 1(1.11) | 5(8.33) | 0.038 |
Relationship with family or friends worsened, N(%) | 10(6.67) | 1(1.11) | 9(15.00) | 0.001 |
No symptoms anymore, N(%) | 75(50.00) | 69(76.67) | 6(10.00) | < 0.001 |
Symptoms occurring under the form of crisis, N(%) | 40(26.67) | 10(11.11) | 30(50.00) | < 0.001 |
Symptoms being constants, N(%) | 35(23.33) | 11(12.22) | 24(40.00) | < 0.001 |