EXPERIENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic triggered by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that first emerged in March 2020brought anincredible number of unknown questions that current research seeks to answer. One such unidentified is the relationship between cardiovascular disease and COVID-19. Existing literature has identified COVID-19 as a risk element for patients with cardiovascular disease having poor health outcomes, however, the rest of the information is limited. Objectives: This scoping review has two main objectives. First, report a possible connection between COVID-19 and cardiovascular disorders. Additionally, to figure out the experience of individuals with cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, the research questions regarding cardiovascular disease as a risk factor during COVID-19, the experience of quarantine period by cardiac patients during a pandemic, hospital management as well as self-management during a restricted period of pandemic and the long-term impact of COVID-19 on cardiac patientsare addressed in this writing. The second goal of this review is to identify the current literature gap in an existing piece of knowledge. Method: Literature was selected from Discover @Bolton, PubMed, google scholar and other academic sources with inclusion and exclusion standards.Following the selection procedure, the relevant literature was succinctly examined, and data from all the reviewed literature was organised according to the theme. Result: After the greatest inclusive criteria were used to filter the 1951 results from the original searches, only 183 items remained. Following a review of the 183 results' abstracts, 17 articles using the discover@Bolton tool were ultimately chosen. Then, after the second round of filtering using PubMed, 28 additional results were found, leading to a total of 45 papers that were primarily focused on and critically examined based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Due to their relevance to cardiovascular disease and COVID-19, 29 pieces of literature were included in the scoping review. Conclusion: In conclusion, this review study has effectively collated the body of literature on cardiovascular disease and COVID-19 and has identified areas that need further investigation.There is a clear explanation for how COVID-19 became associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease during the outbreak. Additionally, cardiac self-management was impacted by social withdrawal and lockout. The information acquired for this evaluation itself has limitations due to the COVID-19 timeline. Research on COVID-19 and cardiovascular problems, in general, are still in their infancy, and further research is necessary to get more conclusive conclusions.