Background

COVID-19 is a highly contagious respiratory illness that poses a significant public health emergency, leading to varying levels of respiratory, physical, and psychological challengesTop of Form.

Aim

the aim of this study to evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitative nursing intervention on pain, anxiety, stress and quality of life among elderly patients post COVID-19.

Methods

A quasi-experimental design research design (one group pre & posttest). Fifty elderly patients of both genders were selected from those who had attended the Post COVID-19 outpatient clinic.  

Tools

A structured interview questionnaire was created, encompassing personal attributes and medical background, the numeric pain rating scale, post-COVID conditions assessment, coronavirus anxiety scale, the 36-item COVID stress scales, and post-COVID-19 pandemic quality of life evaluation. This questionnaire was administered both before and after the intervention.

Results

There was a significant improvement in pain, anxiety stress and quality of life among elderly patients post COVID-19 in the post-test compared to the pre-test (p value= 0.001). Also, there were significant positive correlations among pain with stress, and anxiety levels in post-tests (r values 0.479, 0.463), respectively and there were significant negative correlations among quality of life with pain, anxiety and stress levels in post-tests (r values -.455, -.727, -.708), respectively.

Conclusion

The study revealed significant improvement of pain, stress, anxiety levels, and quality of life among the elderly patients after implementation the rehabilitative nursing intervention.

Recommendation

Further research is