PLoS ONE (Jan 2022)

Health-related quality of life and coping strategies adopted by COVID-19 survivors: A nationwide cross-sectional study in Bangladesh.

  • Mohammad Anwar Hossain,
  • Rubayet Shafin,
  • Md Shahoriar Ahmed,
  • Md Shohag Rana,
  • Lori Maria Walton,
  • Veena Raigangar,
  • Tasnim Ara,
  • Md Aminul Hoque Rasel,
  • Mohammad Sohrab Hossain,
  • Md Feroz Kabir,
  • Mir Raihanul Islam,
  • Md Nazmul Hasan,
  • Md Delowar Hossain,
  • Farjana Sharmin Rumana,
  • Iqbal Kabir Jahid

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277694
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 11
p. e0277694

Abstract

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IntroductionThis study aims to investigate the health-related quality of life and coping strategies among COVID-19 survivors in Bangladesh.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study of 2198 adult, COVID-19 survivors living in Bangladesh. Data were collected from previously diagnosed COVID-19 participants (confirmed by an RT-PCR test) via door-to-door interviews in the eight different divisions in Bangladesh. For data collection, Bengali-translated Brief COPE inventory and WHO Brief Quality of Life (WHO-QoLBREF) questionnaires were used. The data collection period was from October 2020 to March 2021.ResultsMales 72.38% (1591) were more affected by COVID-19 than females 27.62% (607). Age showed significant correlations (pConclusionSurvivors 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.