COVID-19 and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Community-Based Online Survey in Hong Kong
| العنوان: | COVID-19 and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Community-Based Online Survey in Hong Kong |
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| المؤلفون: | Edmond Pui Hang Choi, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Jojo Yan Yan Kwok, Tiffany Hei Lam Tam, Bryant P. H. Hui, Chanchan Wu |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 6 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 3228, p 3228 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Gerontology, medicine.medical_specialty, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, media_common.quotation_subject, lcsh:Medicine, Social Welfare, health status, Computer-assisted web interviewing, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), bother, Surveys and Questionnaires, Pandemic, medicine, Humans, Quality (business), 030212 general & internal medicine, Empirical evidence, Pandemics, media_common, SARS-CoV-2, Public health, lcsh:R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, COVID-19, Mental health, humanities, 030227 psychiatry, health-related quality of life, Quality of Life, Hong Kong, Psychology |
| الوصف: | The COVID-19 pandemic itself and related public health measurements have had substantial 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. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::3f2828784311dca96d082916350fd6cdTest http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8003940Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....3f2828784311dca96d082916350fd6cd |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16604601 16617827 |
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