Tropical Health Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
School of Public Health and Research, Somali National University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Front Public Health. 2022 Nov 3;10:917128. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.917128. eCollection 2022.
Assessment of the quality of life (QoL) among healthcare workers (HCWs) is vital for better healthcare and is an essential indicator for competent health service delivery. Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic strike, the frontline position of HCWs subjected them to tremendous mental and psychological burden with a high risk of virus acquisition.
This study evaluated the QoL and its influencing factors among HCWs residing in the Arab countries.
This was a cross-sectional study using a self-administered online questionnaire based on the World Health Organization QoL-BREF instrument with additional questions related to COVID-19. The study was conducted in three different languages (Arabic, English, and French) across 19 Arab countries between February 22 and March 24, 2022.
A total of 3,170 HCWs were included in the survey. The majority were females (75.3%), aged 18-40 years (76.4%), urban residents (90.4%), married (54.5%), and were living in middle-income countries (72.0%). The mean scores of general health and general QoL were 3.7 ± 1.0 and 3.7 ± 0.9, respectively. Those who attained average physical, psychological, social, and environmental QoL were 40.8, 15.4, 26.2, and 22.3%, respectively. The income per capita and country income affected the mean scores of all QoL domains. Previous COVID-19 infection, having relatives who died of COVID-19, and being vaccinated against COVID-19 significantly affected the mean scores of different domains.
A large proportion of the Arab HCWs evaluated in this study had an overall poor QoL. More attention should be directed to this vulnerable group to ensure their productivity and service provision.
评估医护人员（HCWs）的生活质量（QoL）对于改善医疗保健至关重要，是提供高效卫生服务的重要指标。自 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行以来，HCWs 的一线工作使他们承受了巨大的心理和精神负担，感染病毒的风险很高。
本研究评估居住在阿拉伯国家的 HCWs 的生活质量及其影响因素。
这是一项横断面研究，使用基于世界卫生组织 QoL-BREF 工具的自我管理在线问卷，并增加了与 COVID-19 相关的问题。该研究于 2022 年 2 月 22 日至 3 月 24 日在 19 个阿拉伯国家以阿拉伯语、英语和法语三种语言进行。
共有 3170 名 HCWs 参与了调查。大多数为女性（75.3%），年龄在 18-40 岁之间（76.4%），居住在城市（90.4%），已婚（54.5%），生活在中等收入国家（72.0%）。一般健康和一般 QoL 的平均得分分别为 3.7±1.0 和 3.7±0.9。达到平均身体、心理、社会和环境 QoL 的比例分别为 40.8%、15.4%、26.2%和 22.3%。人均收入和国家收入影响所有 QoL 领域的平均得分。既往 COVID-19 感染、有亲属死于 COVID-19 以及接种 COVID-19 疫苗显著影响不同领域的平均得分。
本研究评估的大部分阿拉伯 HCWs 的整体生活质量较差。应更多关注这一弱势群体，以确保他们的生产力和服务提供。
