Patra Ramesh Chandra, Kanungo Biswajit, Bawa Parul
Department of Physiotherapy, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144001, India.
F1000Res. 2024 Jul 29;9:718. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.24321.3. eCollection 2020.
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic and the global spread had created several challenges for the general public and the healthcare workers across the world, the primary aim of this study was to assess the psychological stress, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life (QoL) of individuals with multiple health issues during home quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study was conducted between 28 March to 30 April 2020. We recruited 50 individuals who have a history of chronic health issues, and 50 individuals with no health issues for this cross-sectional study. Three questionnaires were used to evaluate the mental health [depression anxiety stress scale (DASS-21)], sleep quality [Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)], and QoL [short form of health-related questionnaire (SF-36)] of the participants. Statistical analysis was carried out with Student's t-test, using SPSS software v16.
Baseline demographic characteristics were homogenous for both groups of participants. Intergroup analysis revealed statistically significant differences in mental health (p<0.001), sleep quality (p<0.001), and QoL (p<0.001) between the two groups. The results showed high levels of depression, anxiety and stress; poor sleep quality and low health-related QoL in Group A as compared to Group B.
Our findings indicate that individuals with chronic health issues exhibit higher mental health problems, lower quality of sleep and have a lower health-related QoL. More research is required and also government should plan on taking care of those patients.
自世界卫生组织（WHO）宣布新冠疫情为全球大流行以来，其全球传播给世界各地的普通民众和医护人员带来了诸多挑战。本研究的主要目的是评估在新冠疫情居家隔离期间，患有多种健康问题的个体的心理压力、睡眠质量和健康相关生活质量（QoL）。
该研究于2020年3月28日至4月30日进行。我们招募了50名有慢性健康问题病史的个体和50名无健康问题的个体参与这项横断面研究。使用三份问卷来评估参与者的心理健康[抑郁焦虑压力量表（DASS - 21）]、睡眠质量[匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）]和生活质量[健康相关问卷简表（SF - 36）]。使用SPSS软件v16进行学生t检验统计分析。
两组参与者的基线人口统计学特征相似。组间分析显示两组在心理健康（p<0.001）、睡眠质量（p<0.001）和生活质量（p<0.001）方面存在统计学显著差异。结果表明，与B组相比，A组的抑郁、焦虑和压力水平较高；睡眠质量较差，健康相关生活质量较低。
我们的研究结果表明，患有慢性健康问题的个体表现出更高的心理健康问题、更低的睡眠质量和更低的健康相关生活质量。需要更多的研究，政府也应计划照顾好这些患者。
