Self-Assessment Questionnaire for Efficient and Safe Evaluation of Patients with Mild COVID-19

Hyeongseok Jeong; Jooyeon Lee; Jungok Kim; Shinhye Choen; Kyung Mok Sohn; Yeon Sook Kim; Sungmin Kiem

doi:10.3947/ic.2020.52.2.212

Self-Assessment Questionnaire for Efficient and Safe Evaluation of Patients with Mild COVID-19

Infect Chemother. 2020 Jun;52(2):212-215. doi: 10.3947/ic.2020.52.2.212.

Authors

Hyeongseok Jeong¹, Jooyeon Lee¹, Jungok Kim¹, Shinhye Choen¹, Kyung Mok Sohn¹, Yeon Sook Kim¹, Sungmin Kiem²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
² Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. smkimkor@gmail.com.

Abstract

As the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 continues and the number of confirmed cases requiring isolation increases, there is a need for a safe and efficient system to assess patients' condition. We developed and evaluated a self-assessment questionnaire consisting of 23 symptoms with linear-scale scores from 0 to 10. Patients were asked to indicate their worst score for each symptom daily, and medical personnel assessed clinical improvement or deterioration based on the changes in scores. Focused communication on severity of specific symptoms was the primary advantage for the clinicians, and a thorough check for their symptoms was helpful for patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; Isolation; Questionnaire; Self-assessment.