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There is one clinical trial.
The onset of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the first months of 2020 had a huge impact on Italian population and Healthcare System, with more than 150.000 total confirmed cases1. SARS-CoV-2 is a highly contagious new virus, causing an influenza like illness and respiratory tract infection demonstrating fever (89%), cough (68%), fatigue (38%), sputum production (34%) and/or shortness of breath (19%). The aim of this observational study is to detect symptoms, disabilities, participation and the lived experience of the disease in individuals affected by COVID-19 two months after the hospital discharge.
Description: Dyspnea will be measured with Medical Research Council (MRC), minimum value 0-maximum value 4, lower value= better outcome
Measure: number of participants with considerable dyspnea: Medical Research Council (MRC, 0-4, lower score better outcome) Time: 2-months after hospital dischargeDescription: Fatigue will be assessed with Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), minimum value 9-maximum value 63, lower value=better outcome
Measure: number of participants with fatigue Time: 2-months after hospital dischargeDescription: anxiety will be assessed with Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), subscale 'Anxiety', minimum value 0-maximum value 24, lower score=better outcome, cut-off for clinically significant anxiety score>7
Measure: number of participants with anxiety Time: 2-months after hospital dischargeDescription: depression will be assessed with Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), subscale 'Depression', minimum value 0-maximum value 24, lower score=better outcome, cut-off for clinically significant depression score>7
Measure: number of participants with depression Time: 2-months after hospital dischargeDescription: independence or disability will be assessed with Barthel Index (BI), minimum score 0- maximum score 100, higher score=better outcome
Measure: level of independence in B-ADL Time: 2-months after hospital dischargeDescription: reintegration into normal social activities (e.g. recreation, movement in the community, and interaction in family or other relationships) will be assessed with Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNLI), minimum score 0-maximum score 100, higher score=better outcome
Measure: level of participation in social Time: 2-months after hospital dischargeDescription: open ended questions will be recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed (two questions addressed to symptoms and limitations in activities that patients may have experienced during hospitalization or after discharge)
Measure: description of qualitative data about patients' experience Time: 2-months after hospital discharge