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Table 4 Average score of SF36* components reported by 64 COVID-19 patients

From: Clinical characteristics, management and health related quality of life in young to middle age adults with COVID-19

 

All patients (n = 64)

Outpatients (n = 49)

Inpatients (n = 15)

p value

Physical functioning

74.3 ± 25.48

76.22 ± 25.34

68 ± 25.76

0.277

Physical role

30.47 ± 42.13

31.12 ± 42.86

28.33 ± 41.04

0.825

Bodily pain

54.34 ± 30.39

51.88 ± 28.50

62.40 ± 35.80

0.244

General health

63.06 ± 17.91

62.10 ± 19.37

66.27 ± 12.19

0.436

Vitality

48.44 ± 23.20

47.65 ± 21.22

51 ± 29.47

0.629

Social functioning

45.12 ± 29.52

43.62 ± 27.85

50 ± 35.04

0.468

Emotional role

46.87 ± 45.50

45.57 ± 45.99

51.11 ± 45.19

0.684

Mental health

59.06 ± 20.35

58.04 ± 20.38

62.40 ± 20.61

0.472

Physical component summary

49.87 ± 24.25

55.32 ± 23.48

56.25 ± 23.15

0.894

Mental component summary

55.54 ± 23.22

48.72 ± 23.14

53.63 ± 28.11

0.498

  1. The SF-36 is an internationally instrument to measure Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). It includes 36 questions analysing eight health domains including physical functioning, role physical and bodily pain which evaluates physical sphere, mental health, role emotional, and social functioning items analysing mental component. Scores for each domain can range from 0 (worst) to 100 (best), higher scores indicate better HRQoL
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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