During the Coronavirus Infection Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, the number of patients released from quarantine is exceeding the number of newly diagnosed cases. This study is a retrospective cohort study in which consultation data were collected from a COVID-19 follow-up health consultation program. The studied population was selected from patients who recovered after quarantine and treatment for COVID-19 in Daegu City and in Gyeongsangbukdo province, Korea, from March to June 2020. The healthcare providers comprised 20 family-medicine specialists who consulted and educated the patients through phone calls in accordance with structured guidelines. Physical and mental status before and after recovery were compared among patients who received a single consultation and those who received two or more consultations. A total of 1604 subjects were selected for the final analysis. Of these, 1145 (71.4%) had one consultation and 459 (28.6%) had two or more. The group that had two or more consultations reported significantly more physical symptoms, more psychological symptoms (including depression), and more psychological stress. Multivariate forward selection logistic regression analysis showed that re-confirmed cases of COVID-19, physical symptoms after quarantine, feelings of depression, and psychological stress had a significant effect on the number of consultations received. In conclusion, COVID-19 has various physical and mental sequelae after discharge from quarantine. Therefore, a well-structured follow-up program is needed after recovery.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, mental health, Pandemics, consultation, Comprehensive Health Care, 【초록키워드】 pandemic, Depression, Stress, quarantine, discharge, Patient, Psychological, Follow-up, Analysis, physical symptoms, retrospective cohort study, Healthcare provider, Logistic regression analysis, significant effect, subject, city, multivariate, Final, Mental, physical, psychological symptom, Physical symptom, selected, collected, significantly more, reported, the patient, diagnosed, released, health consultation, treatment for COVID-19, was selected, 【제목키워드】 Release, Program, End,