Rao Kirti, Goswami Vaidehi, Chandel Shivani
Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Feb 22;16(2):e54690. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54690. eCollection 2024 Feb.
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected the physical and mental health of people but has also had a detrimental impact on their quality of life (QoL). Therefore, ways to improve the QoL must be promoted for the overall well-being of individuals and society. The present study aims to assess the status of QoL and understand its association with physical and mental variables among the Yadav community of Delhi. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 600 participants aged 18 to 55 years. Participants were recruited based on inclusion criteria, that is, individuals aged between 18 and 55 years, residing in Delhi, belonging to the Yadav community, and exclusion criteria, that is, pregnant females, lactating mothers, and individuals with any chronic illness or suffering from COVID-19. Data were analyzed in IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 22 (Released 2013; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York) using various descriptive and inferential statistics. Results Mental disorders were found to have a negative impact on QoL. The participants detected with higher levels of stress and depression reported a significant decrease in their scores (p ≤ 0.001) across all the domains of QoL. Hypertensive individuals have significantly lower mean scores than normal individuals across all domains. The regression analysis revealed that all these predictors have a negative impact on QoL. The present study indicated that women have a lower QoL than men. Among the four domains of QoL, the participants in the social domain had the highest proportion of good QoL, followed by the environmental domain. Conclusion This study reveals that the predictors of physical and mental health adversities have a negative association with QoL, and the results were significant across all the domains. It affects an individual's overall well-being, leading to decreased productivity, work-life balance, and happiness. The status of QoL among the participants was poor in the psychological domain and good in the social domain. Intervention programs based on diverse sociocultural practices should be targeted toward improving QoL by understanding the health needs and risks of different communities in Delhi.
新冠疫情不仅影响了人们的身心健康，还对他们的生活质量（QoL）产生了不利影响。因此，必须推广改善生活质量的方法，以促进个人和社会的整体福祉。本研究旨在评估德里亚达夫社区居民的生活质量状况，并了解其与身体和心理变量之间的关联。
对600名年龄在18至55岁之间的参与者进行了横断面研究。参与者根据纳入标准招募，即年龄在18至55岁之间、居住在德里、属于亚达夫社区，以及排除标准，即孕妇、哺乳期母亲以及患有任何慢性病或感染新冠病毒的个体。使用IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows 22版（2013年发布；IBM公司，纽约州阿蒙克）对数据进行分析，采用各种描述性和推断性统计方法。
发现精神障碍对生活质量有负面影响。在生活质量的所有领域中，压力和抑郁水平较高的参与者得分显著降低（p≤0.001）。高血压患者在所有领域的平均得分均显著低于正常人。回归分析表明，所有这些预测因素都对生活质量有负面影响。本研究表明，女性的生活质量低于男性。在生活质量的四个领域中，社会领域中生活质量良好的参与者比例最高，其次是环境领域。
本研究表明，身心健康问题的预测因素与生活质量呈负相关，且在所有领域结果均显著。它影响个人的整体福祉，导致生产力下降、工作与生活失衡以及幸福感降低。参与者在心理领域的生活质量状况较差，在社会领域则较好。应基于不同的社会文化实践制定干预计划，通过了解德里不同社区的健康需求和风险来改善生活质量。
