The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life among General Population at Argolida regional unit

Abstract

Introduction The impact of the Covid-19 on the quality of life (QOL) have been reported and highlighted by several research studies worldwide. Objectives The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of life among Greek general population of Argolida, taking into consideration the socio-demographic characteristics. Methods Information on the socio-demographic characteristics and Covid related data of the respondents was collected by a questionnaire including age, gender, education level, marital status, health status, smoking history, sedentary lifestyle, job status. A 5-point Likert scale (MVQOLI) was used to examine the QOL. Comparisons on the variables were performed using Kruskal-Wallis H Test and x2 test, using SPSS Statistics (version 20). Results A total of 620 Greek adults (Females n =381) were requested to answer by filling the questionnaire or Google Form. The results showed statistically significant differences in higher level QOL depending on a number of variables that are presented in the table. Table Demographic characteristics of the study with higher level QOL Sample Characteristics p Value Gender : Female 0,003 Marital status: Married /cohabitation 0,011 Level of education : High 0,000 Health status: Non psychiatric disease 0,022 Smoking status: Never smoked & ex-smoker 0,043 Sedentary life style 0,002 Non covid-19 affected 0,001 Confidence in the health system 0,001 Confidence in health workers 0,001 Conclusions The results showed that female sex, married, higher educated respondents, non smokers were significantly associated with higher QOL. The findings can certainly offer guidelines in developing programs and interventions for all domains of QOL. Disclosure No significant relationships.

Keywords

• Quality of Life
• Covid-19 pandemic
• Argolida