Functional status and quality of life in nonhospitalized COVID-19 survivors

Background: Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 can have persistent symptoms a medium term. However, it is unknown the consequences a long term of survivors none hospitalized. The aim of this study was to describe the functional state and the quality of life in COVID-19 survivors that did not require hospitalisation. After this, physical activity, dyspnoea, disability and anxiety/ depression was evaluated and relationship between them. Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study with Primary Care patients was carried out. By means of an interview, status functional was valued with Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale (PCFS) and the 1-Minute-Sit-to-Stand (1MSTS) test. Health-Related Quality of life was measured with EuroQol (EQ-5D-5L). Level of physical activity was quantified with International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Dyspnoea was valued with Modified Medical Research Council scale (mMRC). Disability was measured with General Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI). And, anxiety/depression was calculated with Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS). Results: The study included 120 patients with an evolution time of 6.33 +/- 3.15 months. According to PCFS scale, 2.5% of patients showed severe functional limitations, 31.7% moderate and 16.7% slight. 45.8% had a score in 1-MSTS test lower for percentile 25 and 63,3% showed decline of quality of life. 43.3% showed a low physical activity level and 50% moderated. 57.5% had dyspnoea, 24.2% suffer from anxiety/depression and 46.6% claimed that they felt limited. Conclusion: Results suggest that people who had suffered from mild COVID-19, who have not required hospitalisation, they show functional limitations and a decrease in Health-Related Quality of life.