Frontiers in Public Health | |
The Association of COVID-19 Pandemic Stress With Health-Related Quality of Life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study | |
Public Health | |
Sakeena Mushfiq1  Amani Hamad Alhazmi1  Khursheed Muzammil1  Hala Awad Ahmed1  Wagida Wafik2  Manal Mohammed Hawash3  | |
[1] Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushayt, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia;Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushayt, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia;Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt;Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushayt, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia;Department of Gerontological Nursing, College of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt; | |
关键词: COVID-19; stress; health-related quality of life; lockdown; pandemic; PSS-10; | |
DOI : 10.3389/fpubh.2021.600330 | |
received in 2020-08-29, accepted in 2021-01-29, 发布年份 2021 | |
来源: Frontiers | |
【 摘 要 】
Background: There is a global disaster since WHO declared Covid-19 as a pandemic. With the increase in cases & mortality rate, various health issues viz., stress, mental disorders and altered health-related quality of life have been noted as a result of pandemic and lockdowns. This study aimed to assess the association of COVID-19 pandemic stress with health-related quality of life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Methodology: It was a cross-sectional analytical study. Subjects included 878 citizens and residents of Saudi Arabia aged 18 years and above. Convenience, non-probability sampling technique was used. A web-based, self-administered, electronic questionnaire in Arabic language having three sections; Sociodemographic & clinical profile, Standard PSS-10, and Standard SF-12 was used as the study tool and distributed through various social media means. The study period was of 2 months. Data were analyzed using SPS version 25. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, independent sample t-test and the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were employed for suitable statistical analysis.Results: Almost two-thirds of the subjects were between the age of 18 to < 40 and majority (74.1%) being females. Majority (83.0%) reported as having no chronic diseases, and 69.5% had no contact history with COVID-19 cases. The mean of MCS & PCS was (32.34 ± 25.30) & (41.65 ± 11.82), respectively. Majority (67.6%) had a moderate level of COVID-19 stress. A significant negative relationship between total stress scores and HRQOL domains was observed.Conclusion: Majority subjects had a moderate level of stress related to COVID-19 lockdown. Stress during COVID-19 has a significant negative association with both physical and mental HRQOL in which MCS was significantly lower than PCS. It is recommended to evaluate the effectiveness of stress management program and follow a holistic approach.
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