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.
Front Public Health. 2021 Mar 5;9:600330. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.600330. eCollection 2021.
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. 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 -test and the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were employed for suitable statistical analysis. 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. 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.
自从世界卫生组织宣布新冠疫情为大流行以来，全球范围内发生了一场灾难。随着病例和死亡率的增加，各种健康问题，如压力、精神障碍和健康相关生活质量的改变，已被认为是大流行和封锁的结果。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯大流行期间的 COVID-19 压力与健康相关生活质量之间的关联。这是一项横断面分析研究。研究对象包括 878 名年龄在 18 岁及以上的沙特阿拉伯公民和居民。采用便利、非概率抽样技术。使用一种基于网络的、自我管理的、阿拉伯语的电子问卷，问卷分为三部分：社会人口学和临床概况、标准 PSS-10 和标准 SF-12，作为研究工具，并通过各种社交媒体手段分发。研究期间为 2 个月。使用 SPS 版本 25 进行数据分析。采用描述性统计、Pearson 相关系数、独立样本 t 检验和单因素方差分析（ANOVA）进行适当的统计分析。研究对象中近三分之二的年龄在 18 至<40 岁之间，大多数（74.1%）为女性。大多数（83.0%）报告没有慢性疾病，69.5%没有与 COVID-19 病例的接触史。MCS 和 PCS 的平均值分别为（32.34 ± 25.30）和（41.65 ± 11.82）。大多数（67.6%）的人处于中等水平的 COVID-19 压力。总压力评分与 HRQOL 各领域之间存在显著负相关。大多数研究对象的 COVID-19 相关压力处于中等水平。COVID-19 期间的压力与身心健康的 HRQOL 显著负相关，其中 MCS 显著低于 PCS。建议评估压力管理计划的有效性并采取整体方法。
