School of Nursing, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 20;18(6):3228. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18063228.
The COVID-19 pandemic itself and related public health measurements have had substantial impacts on individual social lives and psychological and mental health, all to the detriment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). There have been extensive studies investigating the mental health of people in different populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, few studies have explored the impact of COVID-19 and its association with HRQoL. To fill this research gap and provide further empirical evidence, this study examined the impact of COVID-19 on Hong Kong people and evaluated its association with HRQoL. A total of 500 participants were randomly recruited to complete an online questionnaire on their concerns related to COVID-19. This entailed responding to the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF instrument. Data were collected between 24 April and 3 May 2020. Independent t-tests and multiple linear regressions were used to examine the association between the impact of COVID-19 and HRQoL. Overall, 69.6% of participants were worried about contracting COVID-19, and 41.4% frequently suspected themselves of being infected. Furthermore, 29.0% were concerned by the lack of disinfectants. All of these findings were associated with poorer HRQoL in the physical and psychological health, social relationships, and environment domains. On the other hand, 47.4% of participants were concerned that they may lose their job because of the pandemic, while 39.4% were bothered by the insufficient supply of surgical masks. These two factors were associated with poorer HRQoL in the physical and psychological health and environment domains. The adverse impact of COVID-19 on individuals is multifactorial, affecting all aspects of HRQoL. In addition to enhancing anti-epidemic efforts, it is equally important to implement public health and social welfare measures, thereby diminishing the adverse impact of COVID-19 on overall well-being.
新冠疫情本身及相关公共卫生措施对个人的社会生活和心理及精神健康产生了重大影响，所有这些都对健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）造成了损害。已有大量研究调查了新冠疫情期间不同人群的心理健康。然而，很少有研究探讨新冠疫情的影响及其与 HRQoL 的关系。为了填补这一研究空白并提供进一步的实证证据，本研究考察了新冠疫情对香港人的影响，并评估了其与 HRQoL 的关系。共有 500 名参与者被随机招募完成了一份有关他们对新冠疫情担忧的在线问卷。这涉及到对世界卫生组织生活质量简表的回应。数据收集于 2020 年 4 月 24 日至 5 月 3 日之间。独立 t 检验和多元线性回归用于检验新冠疫情影响与 HRQoL 之间的关系。总体而言，69.6%的参与者担心感染新冠病毒，41.4%的人经常怀疑自己感染了新冠病毒。此外，29.0%的人担心缺乏消毒剂。所有这些发现都与生理和心理健康、社会关系和环境领域的 HRQoL 较差有关。另一方面，47.4%的参与者担心他们可能会因为疫情而失业，而 39.4%的人则对手术口罩供应不足感到困扰。这两个因素与生理和心理健康以及环境领域的 HRQoL 较差有关。新冠疫情对个人的不利影响是多方面的，影响 HRQoL 的各个方面。除了加强防疫工作外，同样重要的是要实施公共卫生和社会福利措施，从而减轻新冠疫情对整体福祉的不利影响。
