Influential Factors Related to Patient Hospitalization Due to COVID-19: A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to determine the factors related to hospitalization associated with COVID-19. Methods: A total of 1000 patients with confirmed COVID-19 by positive PCR test participated in this study. They were randomly selected from positive test patients during this time. They or their firstdegree relatives were contacted over the phone and were asked the questions of the checklist regarding socio-demographics and factors related to the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, symptoms of recent infection with COVID-19, and probable factors affecting patients’ hospitalization. Mean and standard deviation were used for describing quantitative variables and frequency (percent) of qualitative variables. Moreover, logistic regression was applied to determine influential factors related to patients’ hospitalization due to COVID-19. Results: The mean age of the patients was 46.66±17.39, and 53.6% were men. Moreover, 65.6% suffered from chronic diseases. Cough, nausea, chest pain, and fever were the most common symptoms, which were found in more than 50% of patients. It was found that the chances of hospitalization increased with older ages, having more children, addiction of the patient or spouse, job other than health care provider, not regularly using dairy products, not consuming supplements, recent stressful life events, not obeying physical distancing and hospitalization or dead of family members from COVID-19 during patient’s infection. Conclusion: Age, number of children, self-addiction or spouse addiction, job, dairy products or supplement consumption, encountering stressful life events, social distancing, and status of COVID-19 in family members were found to be influential factors in the hospitalization during infection by COVID-19. People with risk of hospitalization can benefit from modifying their life styles and preventive interventions.