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Title: | COVID-19 and health-related quality of life : a community-based online survey in Hong Kong | Authors: | Choi, EPH Hui, BPH Wan, EYF Kwok, JYY Tam, THL Wu, C |
Issue Date: | 2021 | Source: | International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021, v. 18, no. 6, 3228, p. 1-12 | Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic itself and related public health measurements have had substan-tial impacts on individual social lives and psychological and mental health, all to the detriment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). There have been extensive studies investigating the mental health of people in different populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, few studies have explored the impact of COVID-19 and its association with HRQoL. To fill this research gap and provide further empirical evidence, this study examined the impact of COVID-19 on Hong Kong people and evaluated its association with HRQoL. A total of 500 participants were randomly recruited to complete an online questionnaire on their concerns related to COVID-19. This entailed responding to the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF instrument. Data were collected between 24 April and 3 May 2020. Independent t-tests and multiple linear regressions were used to examine the association between the impact of COVID-19 and HRQoL. Overall, 69.6% of participants were worried about contracting COVID-19, and 41.4% frequently suspected themselves of being infected. Furthermore, 29.0% were concerned by the lack of disinfectants. All of these findings were associated with poorer HRQoL in the physical and psychological health, social relationships, and environment domains. On the other hand, 47.4% of participants were concerned that they may lose their job because of the pandemic, while 39.4% were bothered by the insufficient supply of surgical masks. These two factors were associated with poorer HRQoL in the physical and psychological health and environment domains. The adverse impact of COVID-19 on individuals is multifactorial, affecting all aspects of HRQoL. In addition to enhancing anti-epidemic efforts, it is equally important to implement public health and social welfare measures, thereby diminishing the adverse impact of COVID-19 on overall well-being. | Keywords: | Bother COVID-19 Health status Health-related quality of life Hong Kong |
Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) | Journal: | International journal of environmental research and public health | ISSN: | 1661-7827 | EISSN: | 1660-4601 | DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18063228 | Rights: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The following publication Choi, E.P.H.; Hui, B.P.H.; Wan, E.Y.F.; Kwok, J.Y.Y.; Tam, T.H.L.; Wu, C. COVID-19 and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Community-Based Online Survey in Hong Kong. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3228 is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063228 |
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