The effect of lifestyle on the course of COVID-19 infection

ABSTRACT

Aim: Our study's goal was to see how pre-illness lifestyle affected the course of COVID-19 infection in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Material(s) and Method(s) From January to May 2021, 66 patients aged 50 years and older whose PCR tests were positive for COVID-19 were studied in the pandemic service. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) scale, and International Short Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) were utilized to examine the impact of COVID-19 infected individuals lifestyles such as sleep, nutrition and physical activities on the illness before the infection. Result(s) According to the PSQI scale;the increases in discharged lymphocyte measurements were significant compared to the first hospitalization in the good and bad sleep group cases. A higher increase in NLR for the first hospitalization was seen in the bad sleep group compared to good sleep group. According to the MNA scale, all three groups had increased lymphocyte counts in discharge disposition in comparison to the first hospitalization. Patients at risk of malnutrition had higher increases in lymphocytes at discharge than malnourished individuals (p=0.049). Normal nutritional status had greater platelet measures than patients at risk of malnutrition (p=0.028). According to the IPAQ survey, very active cases had higher platelet measurements than minimally active cases. Discussion(s) In our study on the effect of lifestyle on the course of COVID-19 infection, patients with proper nutrition, good sleep quality, and sufficient physical activity did not require treatment in the ICU. This finding revealed the importance of adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.Copyright © 2022, Derman Medical Publishing. All rights reserved.