Cure rate and survival time of COVID-19 patients by family support accompaniment: a semiparametric mixture cure model

Background. Since the first outbreak of COVID-19, most hospitals restricted patients’ family support accompaniment during medical treatment infectious transmission. On other hand, has also been recognized as an essential part treatment. Therefore, this study aims to determine effect presence accompanying COVID-19 patients hospitalization on recovery rate and survival time. Objective: was conducted in a private hospital designated referral for cases Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia. Materials Methods. There were 541 included study, consisting 251 women 290 men. The requirements set sample are treated between January 1st 2021 March 31st 2021. This used analysis design. data is secondary uses total sampling. Results. result that who get from their families can survive longer than do not support. Among female samples, only 34 accompanied by families, with 29.411% fatalities recorded. male patients, 25.71% recorded 35 presence. Furthermore, have probability better outcomes males (P<0.001). Conclusions. Based these results, benefit improving recovery. So, authorities expected reconsider restrictions maintaining proper safety protocols isolation quarantine.