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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

A. Gamvroula*
Affiliation:
General hospital Argolidas, General Hospital Argolidas, Argos, Greece
S. Antonopoulos
Affiliation:
General hospital Argolidas, General Hospital Argolidas, Argos, Greece
E. Stratou
Affiliation:
General hospital Argolidas, General Hospital Argolidas, Argos, Greece
C. Toutouni
Affiliation:
General hospital Argolidas, General Hospital Argolidas, Argos, Greece
S. Aggelaina
Affiliation:
General hospital Argolidas, General Hospital Argolidas, Argos, Greece
G. Lampou
Affiliation:
General hospital Argolidas, General Hospital Argolidas, Argos, Greece
M. Saridi
Affiliation:
General hospital Argolidas, General Hospital Argolidas, Argos, Greece
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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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 Characteristicsp Value
Gender : Female0,003
Marital status: Married /cohabitation0,011
Level of education : High0,000
Health status: Non psychiatric disease0,022
Smoking status: Never smoked & ex-smoker0,043
Sedentary life style0,002
Non covid-19 affected0,001
Confidence in the health system0,001
Confidence in health workers0,001

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.

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