Association between Post-Hospitalization Psychological Distress, Exercise Capacity, Physical Function and Health Status in COVID-19 Survivors D’Ors Vilardebó, Clara Cebrià i Iranzo, Maria Àngels González-King Garibotti, Carola Vázquez Arce, María Isabel Calvache Mateo, Andrés López López, Laura Valenza, Marie Carmen COVID-19 Exercise capacity Health status This study aims to determine whether post-hospitalization psychological distress is associated with exercise capacity, physical function and health status in COVID-19 survivors. In this observational study, hospitalized COVID patients were included and divided into two groups according to the mental component summary subscale of the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey. Patients with a score ≤ 45 were included in the psychological distress group, and patients with a score > 45 were included in the non-psychological distress group. The main variables were exercise capacity, physical function, and health status. Patients were evaluated at discharge, 3 months, and at 6 months follow-up. Finally, a total of 60 patients were included in the study. Significant differences were found in exercise capacity, physical function, and health status (p < 0.05), with worse results in the group with psychological distress at discharge and 3 months follow-up. At 6 months after discharge, COVID patients with psychological distress exhibited worse results in exercise capacity, physical function, and health status, being significant exercise capacity and physical function (p < 0.05). It can be concluded that COVID patients with psychological distress at hospital discharge reported worse exercise capacity, physical function and health status at hospital discharge, 3 months and 6 months follow-up. 2024-05-14T06:39:27Z 2024-05-14T06:39:27Z 2024-03-01 journal article D’Ors-Vilardebó, C.; Cebrià i Iranzo, M.À; González-King-Garibotti, C.; Vázquez-Arce, M.I.; Calvache-Mateo, A.; López-López, L.; Valenza, M.C. Association between Post-Hospitalization Psychological Distress, Exercise Capacity, Physical Function and Health Status in COVID-19 Survivors. Healthcare 2024, 12, 577. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12050577 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/91721 10.3390/healthcare12050577 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI