The Effect of Telemedicine on Anxiety and Quality of Life of Patients with Covid-19

The high prevalence of covid-19 and the occurrence of stress and anxiety reduce the quality of life in patients with covid-19, so remote nursing is considered important to improve the quality of life in these patients. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of remote nursing on the level of anxiety and quality of life of patients with covid-19 discharged from Imam Khomeini Amol Hospital in 2021.

This is a semi-experimental before-after study with a control group. The research population includes patients with covid-19 discharged from Imam Khomeini (RA) Amol Hospital. 64 patients with covid-19 were selected by the available method and randomly divided into two groups by quadruple block method. The data collection tools include demographic information, the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale questionnaire and the quality of life questionnaire. The intervention of the research was carried out in the form of providing a package of remote nursing services for one month during eight sessions, twice a week and each time for half an hour in the intervention group after discharge. After one month of training, the quality of life questionnaire and the Corona disease anxiety tool were completed again in the intervention group. After collecting the data, they were analysed by SPSS-25 statistical software and descriptive and analytical statistical tests.

The results of the paired t-test showed that the average anxiety score in the mental (p<0.001) and physical (p<0.001) areas in the intervention group decreased significantly after the intervention. Also, the average score of quality of life in physical health (p<0.001), mental health (p<0.001), social relations (p<0.001), environmental health (p<0.001) significantly increased in the intervention group after the intervention.

The results of this study showed that telenursing education can reduce the anxiety of corona patients and also increase the quality of life of these patients.