AUTHOR=Khandker Salamat , Akther Aivee , Syed Billal H. , Shafiullah Rezoun , Ahmed Kawsar , Chowdhury Alauddin A. , Khan Salim 

TITLE=Post-COVID-19 complications in home and hospital-based care: A study from Dhaka city, Bangladesh

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

VOLUME=Volume 3 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/articles/10.3389/fresc.2022.1037649

DOI=10.3389/fresc.2022.1037649

ISSN=2673-6861

ABSTRACT=A cross-sectional survey was undertaken to understand the management and post-COVID-19 complications among hospital and home-treated participants. Retrospective information was collected from four COVID-19 hospitals and four community settings. Using probability proportional sampling, 925 participants were selected.  Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis and the exact chi-square test was utilized to analyze the association. A total of 659 participants responded; 375 from hospitals and 284 from communities. Above 75%  were treated at home, and 65% of the hospital-treated participants were referred after home treatment. Participants treated at home-to-hospital and directly in the hospital had 1.64 and 3.38 times longer recovery times respectively. A significant increasing trend of co-morbidities was found among referred and hospital-treated participants. Age, education, physical exercise, preventive measures, sunlight exposure, balanced food intake, and junk food avoidance were significantly associated with the place of treatment. Post-COVID-19 difficulties of all factors were significant for home treatment participants, whilst depression, chest pain, and digestive disorders were significant for hospital-treated participants. There are statistically significant differences in post-COVID-19 complications between home-and hospital-treated participants.