Health-Related Quality of Life for Jordanian-Recovered Individuals During Post-COVID-19 Era: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sawsan Abuhammad,1 Omar F Khabour,2 Karem H Alzoubi,3,4 Shaher Hamaideh,5 Basheer Y Khassawneh,6 Amat Al-Khaleq O Mehrass,7 Baha F Alsmadi,6 Abdelrahman M Ababneh6 1Department of Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan; 2Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan; 3Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; 4Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 5Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan; 6Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 7Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Thamar University, Dhamar, YemenCorrespondence: Amat Al-Khaleq O Mehrass, Email Aykasem1@gmail.comAim: This study aims to determine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that includes the physical and mental health of recovered patients of COVID-19 and examines the significant impact of variables such as period of infection, sample demographics characteristics, hospitalization past, and chronic disease past and the other variables on HRQoL of COVID-19-recovered patients.Methods: An exploratory, community-based, cross-sectional research layout was adopted, using an electronic self-reporting survey disseminated online to recovered COVID-19 patients in Jordan. Targeted COVID-19 patients were individuals who were 18 years old or above. They had a documented background of COVID-19 illness, as stated in the following inclusion requirements: Those who had not been formally proven to have been afflicted by COVID-19 were excluded.Results: The mean of the physical well-being of study participants during COVID-19 was M=68.00 (SD=6.95), representing medium physical well-being status. The mean of psychological well-being of study participants during COVID-19 was M=60.20 (SD=8.85), representing medium physical health. Multiple regression showed that female recovered patients who are not working, with a low level of income, married women, and who getting COVID-19 more than once are having lower health-related quality of life compared to other recovered patients.Conclusion: The HRQoL of COVID-19 patients was significantly impacted, independent of the period since hospitalization or rehabilitation. Policymakers and health workers should research strong ways to enhance the HRQoL of COVID-19 patients as soon as possible. Elderly patients and those who have been infected more than one time and being hospitalized have a greater probability of decreased HRQoL after infection.Keywords: mental health, physical health, COVID-19, recovered