Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: October | Volume: 11 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 294-302
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20211039
Health Related Quality of Life among Patients’ Family Members Visiting Hospital during COVID-19
Shanti Awale1, Shobha Laxmi Bajracharya2, Bimala Panthee3, Ratna Kumari Maharjan4, Bina Rana Khagi5
1,2Associate Professor, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery (Lalitpur Nursing Campus) Sanepa, Lalitpur, Nepal
3,4,5Assistant Professor, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery (Lalitpur Nursing Campus) Sanepa, Lalitpur, Nepal
Corresponding Author: Shanti Awale
ABSTRACT
Background: The Corona Virus Disease-19 pandemic has brought serious psychological impact among all group of people around the globe. Nepal is not exception on it. The long effect of it (around 2 years) has affected every aspect of individual’s life including the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of the people). This study aimed to find out the HRQOL among patients’ family members who were visiting hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal.
Methods: Cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 200 family members (20 to 60 years) of patients visiting Patan Hospital, Nepal, during COVID-19 pandemic in July to August, 2021. A structured self-administered questionnaire- World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) Version was used to measure the quality of life. Descriptive and inferential (ANOVA, Independent t-test) statistics was used for data analysis. P value was set at 0.05.
Results: Out of 200 family members, 66.0% were male and mean age was 32.68±SD-9.360 years. About 20.0% had history of COVID-19 infection. Respondents’ overall QOL and satisfaction was neutral. The higher mean score (13.92±2.54) was found on social relation, followed by psychological health (13.68±1.74), physical health (13.14±1.54), and environmental health (12.53±1.74). There was significant association between education status and overall QOL and overall satisfaction (F=3.38, p=0.01; F=3.68, p=0.00, respectively). Furthermore, educational status and employment status were significantly associated with physical health domain (F=2.78, p=0.02; F=2.71, p=0.02, respectively).
Conclusion: Overall QOL and satisfaction of respondents’ was neutral. The higher mean score was found on social relation, followed by psychological health, physical health and environmental health.
Key words: COVID-19, Family members, Health related quality of life.