Association of depression, pain, and quality of life among confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh
1 Department of Dental Radiology, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3 Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
4 Department of Neuro Rehabilitation, East Kent Hospital University, Canterbury, United Kingdom.
5 Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
6 Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
7 Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
8 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
9 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research Article
International Journal of Frontiers in Life Science Research, 2022, 02(01), 008–017.
Article DOI: 10.53294/ijflsr.2022.2.1.0030
Publication history:
Received on 12 January 2022; revised on 27 February 2022; accepted on 01 March 2022
Abstract:
The purpose of this cross sectional study was to assess the extent of depression, and the quality of life (QoL) among confirmed Covid-19 Bangladeshi patients tested positive for Covid19 from October 2020 to March 2021. This tele-interview survey included 380 patients. Eligible participants were identified from all available phone numbers of the research population obtained from various RT-PCR labs run by the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The level of depression, pain and QoL was assessed with PHQ-9, Visual analogue scale (VAS), and short form-12 V2 (SF-12v2) survey instrument respectively. Depression was prevalent in 4 out of every 5 patients. More than two-third of participants had worse physical and mental health than the average citizen after being diagnosed as COVID-19 positive case. Around two-third of respondents had mild to severe pain after recovery from COVID-19. Younger participants (aged ≤50 years) had relatively better QoL and less pain intensity compared to those of older participant (aged >50 years). The respondents who had higher intensity of subjective pain, and worse than the average physical health had higher frequency of depression. Individuals having history of covid-19 are especially vulnerable to develop pain which was associated with depression and lower quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords:
COVID 19 pandemic; RT-PCR positive case; Depression; Pain; Quality of life
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