Coping strategies of COVID-19 recovered patients at the Ghana Infectious Disease Centre.

Background: The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is a disease with diverse effects on multiple organ systems, leading to varying presentations and severe complications. As the pandemic progresses, the challenges faced by those who recovered from the disease evolved as various coping strategies were adopted post recovery.

Aim: This study investigated the coping strategies used by individuals recovering from COVID-19 to manage the physical, psychological, and social impacts of the disease.

Assessment of the quality of life of COVID-19 recovered patients at the Ghana Infectious Disease Centre.

Background: The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), initially thought to be a respiratory disease, is now known to affect multiple organ systems with variable presentation and devastating or fatal complications. Despite the large numbers of people who have suffered this disease globally, the mid- to long-term impact of COVID-19 on a person's general well-being and physical function has not been fully investigated in Ghana.

Aim: This study sought to determine the Quality of Life (QoL) and associated factors among Ghanaian patients following clinical recovery from COVID-19 infection.

Paediatric maxillofacial fractures in Ghana: Pattern, household cost, and distress.

Background: Maxillofacial fractures in the paediatric population are peculiar in risks, management, and potential complications.

Aim: To determine the pattern, psychological distress to parents, and economic cost of paediatric maxillofacial fractures in Ghana.

Design: This study combined a retrospective evaluation with a cross-sectional cost-of-illness (COI) analysis to describe the pattern and economic cost of paediatric maxillofacial fractures in Ghana.