Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life among the Kuwaiti population - A cross-sectional study
Introduction: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the lives of millions globally. Several interventions were implemented to control the spread of the disease. The precautions affected many aspects of peoples’ lives including quality of life. The present study aimed to deter...
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| author | Zainab K. Al-Dashti Munerah N. Alrashidi Abrar Baqer Danah Mohammad Razan Alabrahim Zainab Akbar Shahad S. Alsabea Maryam Abdularaheem Aisha Al-Murad Afif Bin Salih Mahmood A. Alawainati |
| author_facet | Zainab K. Al-Dashti Munerah N. Alrashidi Abrar Baqer Danah Mohammad Razan Alabrahim Zainab Akbar Shahad S. Alsabea Maryam Abdularaheem Aisha Al-Murad Afif Bin Salih Mahmood A. Alawainati |
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the lives of millions globally. Several interventions were implemented to control the spread of the disease. The precautions affected many aspects of peoples’ lives including quality of life. The present study aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and preventive measures on the quality of life of the Kuwaiti population.
Methods:
A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in 2021 in Kuwait. Two primary health centers were selected from the six health regions in Kuwait. Adult patients attending the selected centers were invited to fill a self-administered questionnaire that is composed of socio-demographic characteristics, COVID-19 infection history, and quality of life using the World Health Organization—Quality of Life sections. The higher the score, the better the quality of life.
Results:
A total of 505 participants were included with a mean age of 34.67 ± 13.8 years. Most participants were females (n = 309, 61.2%) and had a middle socio-economic status (n = 414, 82.0%). Approximately two-thirds of the participants had COVID-19 infection (64.4%, n = 325) and 88.4% (n = 419) received the COVID-19 vaccine. The overall median score of quality of life was 80 with social (75; 66.67-75) and environmental (75; 75-78.13) domains being the least affected by the pandemic, while the physical domain (64.29; 64.29-67.86) was the most affected domain. Participants who received the COVID-19 vaccine reported better quality of life particularly in social (P = 0.044) and environmental domains (P = 0.026).
Conclusion:
COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of people’s lives in Kuwait, especially the physical and psychological domains. Although preventive measures are inevitable to control the pandemics, policymakers should consider the impact of any preventive measure on people’s quality of life in future pandemics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d616ef6152f2422299be08ca93a5a3b22025-08-20T02:42:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352025-06-011462119212410.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1486_24Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life among the Kuwaiti population - A cross-sectional studyZainab K. Al-DashtiMunerah N. AlrashidiAbrar BaqerDanah MohammadRazan AlabrahimZainab AkbarShahad S. AlsabeaMaryam AbdularaheemAisha Al-MuradAfif Bin SalihMahmood A. AlawainatiIntroduction: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the lives of millions globally. Several interventions were implemented to control the spread of the disease. The precautions affected many aspects of peoples’ lives including quality of life. The present study aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and preventive measures on the quality of life of the Kuwaiti population. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in 2021 in Kuwait. Two primary health centers were selected from the six health regions in Kuwait. Adult patients attending the selected centers were invited to fill a self-administered questionnaire that is composed of socio-demographic characteristics, COVID-19 infection history, and quality of life using the World Health Organization—Quality of Life sections. The higher the score, the better the quality of life. Results: A total of 505 participants were included with a mean age of 34.67 ± 13.8 years. Most participants were females (n = 309, 61.2%) and had a middle socio-economic status (n = 414, 82.0%). Approximately two-thirds of the participants had COVID-19 infection (64.4%, n = 325) and 88.4% (n = 419) received the COVID-19 vaccine. The overall median score of quality of life was 80 with social (75; 66.67-75) and environmental (75; 75-78.13) domains being the least affected by the pandemic, while the physical domain (64.29; 64.29-67.86) was the most affected domain. Participants who received the COVID-19 vaccine reported better quality of life particularly in social (P = 0.044) and environmental domains (P = 0.026). Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of people’s lives in Kuwait, especially the physical and psychological domains. Although preventive measures are inevitable to control the pandemics, policymakers should consider the impact of any preventive measure on people’s quality of life in future pandemics.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1486_24coronavirus pandemiccovid-19kuwaitquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Zainab K. Al-Dashti Munerah N. Alrashidi Abrar Baqer Danah Mohammad Razan Alabrahim Zainab Akbar Shahad S. Alsabea Maryam Abdularaheem Aisha Al-Murad Afif Bin Salih Mahmood A. Alawainati Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life among the Kuwaiti population - A cross-sectional study Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care coronavirus pandemic covid-19 kuwait quality of life |
| title | Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life among the Kuwaiti population - A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life among the Kuwaiti population - A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life among the Kuwaiti population - A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life among the Kuwaiti population - A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life among the Kuwaiti population - A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | evaluation of the impact of covid 19 pandemic on the quality of life among the kuwaiti population a cross sectional study |
| topic | coronavirus pandemic covid-19 kuwait quality of life |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1486_24 |
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