Table 3 Questions regarding the life after discharge following hospitalization for COVID-19
All | 1st wave | 2nd wave | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | |
After discharge, did you follow the recommendations issued by the health care center on recuperation at home? (Yes) | 26 | 25 (96.2) | 16 | 16 (100.0) | 10 | 9 (90.0) |
Did you experience any discrimination or harassment? (Yes) | 26 | 6 (23.1) | 16 | 2 (12.5) | 10 | 4 (40.0) |
After discharge, did your family, colleagues, and friends treat you in the same manner as before hospitalization? (Yes) | 26 | 25 (96.2) | 16 | 16 (100.0) | 10 | 9 (90.0) |
Did you experience discrimination or receive unreasonable treatment from people around you? (Yes) | 26 | 2 (7.7) | 16 | 0 (0.0) | 10 | 2 (20.0) |
After discharge, did you think that you could have been sufficiently treated at home without being hospitalized? (Yes) | 25 | 6 (24.0) | 16 | 4 (25.0) | 9 | 2 (22.2) |
Do you pay more attention to managing your health since you were discharged than before this hospitalization? (Yes) | 26 | 25 (96.2) | 16 | 15 (93.8) | 10 | 10 (100.0) |
Did this hospitalization change your lifestyle? (Yes) | 25 | 20 (80.0) | 15 | 10 (66.7) | 10 | 10 (100.0) |
Do you think that you would have given more consideration to your life or people around you if you had known that you had been infected before this hospitalization? (Yes) | 23 | 6 (26.1) | 13 | 3 (23.1) | 10 | 3 (30.0) |
Do you practice preventive measures against infection, such as social and physical distancing, more diligently since being discharged? (Yes) | 25 | 25 (100.0) | 15 | 15 (100.0) | 10 | 10 (100.0) |
Do you now think that you will be more willing to take a sick leave in the future if you feel sick? (Yes) | 24 | 19 (79.2) | 14 | 9 (64.3) | 10 | 10 (100.0) |