The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the quality of life and depression, anxiety, and stress levels of individuals above the age of eighteen
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life and the depression, anxiety, and stress levels of individuals above the age of eighteen. DESIGN AND METHODS: This study used the snowball method. Data were collected using the sociodemographic question form, the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21, and the SF-12 Life Quality Scale. FINDINGS: A statistically significant relationship (p < .05) was measured between age, gender, health condition, concomitant chronic and mental disease, fear of the COVID-19 pandemic, home confinement in this particular period, and the need for psychological support as well as mean scores of Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21, and SF-12 Life Quality Scale. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Against the likelihood of facing new pandemics in the future, a guideline could be planned to protect and improve prospective the psychosocial wellness of individuals and society.
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Anxiety symptom severity is negatively correlated with quality of life among individuals under COVID lockdown conditions, with females, older individuals, unemployed individuals, and individuals with or caring for a chronic medical condition experiencing lower quality of life.
“Supporting prior research, anxiety symptom severity was negatively correlated with QOL among individuals under COVID lockdown conditions, with females, older individuals, unemployed individuals, and individuals with or a caretaker for a chronic medical condition experiencing lower levels of QOL [87, 88].”
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- Authors
- Öztürk Çopur, E., & Karasu, F.
- Affiliations
- Department of Nursing, Yusuf Şerefoğlu Health Sciences Faculty Kilis 7 Aralık University Kilis Turkey
- Kilis 7 Aralık University (TR)
- Venue
- Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2021-01-29
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1645-1655
- ISSN
- 0031-5990 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-6163
- PMC
- PMC8014617
- OpenAlex
- W3121416350
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 5
- FWCI
- 5.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Perspectives In Psychiatric Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, quality of life, depression, anxiety, stress, psychological impact of pandemic, home confinement, fear of COVID-19, psychological support needs, chronic comorbidities, psychosocial well-being, adults
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Anxiety, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Humans, Prospective Studies, Quality of Life, Stress, Psychological, Pandemics
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