Health-related Quality of Life during Pandemic of COVID-19: A Mixed-Method study
Aishah Alenezi
PhD candidate at RMIT University, Australia
E: f4aisha@hotmail.com
Noufa Alonazi
Pediatric Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Khalid Bedaiwi
Urology Department, PSMMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Aisha Afri Al Anazi
Pediatric Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Azizah Abdullah
Pediatric Nephrology Department, Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Saudi Arabia
Maha Al Anazi
Central Medical Laboratory and Blood bank, Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Mohammed Alshmlani
Central Medical Laboratory and Blood bank, Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Alshehri
Orthopedic surgery Department, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Alzahrani
Respiratory Care Services Department, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) suddenly occurred and rapidly continued to spread across the world which led to an immediate lockdown. People’s Quality of life has been impacted in several ways because of the applied restrictions. Objectives: To explore people’s quality of life during the COVID-19 quarantine period. Methods: A mixed-method research design was conducted by utilising descriptive cross-sectional online survey and telephone interview form. Descriptive statistical methods were utilised to analyse the data by using SPSS® version 23.0. Colaizzi’s phenomenological method was used to analyse qualitative data. Results: A total of 858 participants indicated an impact on the quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown with physical, psychological, social, and religious challenges. Health care facility (HCF) workers reported worsening quality of life than non-healthcare facility (N-HCF) workers in all dimensions. Four major themes were formulated including physical, psychological, social and spiritual challenges. Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic quarantine restrictions have a negative impact on the public’s quality of life. Our results confirmed that the health care worker emerged extensive effects than others.