Ann Geriatr Med Res.  2023 Sep;27(3):235-240. 10.4235/agmr.23.0084.

Balance Ability and Quality of Life in Older Adult with Recovery from Mild COVID-19

• Amput P
• Tapanya W
• Sangkarit N
• Konsanit S
• Wongphon S

• KMID: 2546191
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4235/agmr.23.0084

Abstract

Background
In this study, we aimed to assess the ability to balance and quality of life (QoL) among older adults without a history of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and those who had recovered from mild COVID-19.
Methods
We recruited 80 older adults and categorized them into the following two groups based on their history of COVID-19: those without COVID-19 (n=40) and those who had recovered from mild COVID-19 (n=40). We assessed the participants’ ability to balance using the multi-directional reach test and timed up and go (TUG) test, and evaluated their QoL using the Short Form‐36.
Results
Compared with older adults without a history of COVID-19, those who had recovered from mild COVID-19 demonstrated no differences in the scores of the forward, backward, right, and left directions (p>0.05), but a significantly longer duration for the TUG test (p=0.02) and a reduced QoL.
Conclusion
Our study results demonstrated decreased ability to balance and poor QoL among older adults who had recovered from mild COVID-19.

Keyword

Post-COVID-19; Older adult; Balance; Quality of life; Mild-COVID-19; TUG test