Acta Scientific Medical Sciences (ASMS)(ISSN: 2582-0931)

Research Article Volume 8 Issue 7

A Study to Assess the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life Among Adults in Selected Rural Area at Meerut

Nisha G, Sana Praveen, KM Sainki and Infant Rani Augustin*

Panna Dhai Maa Subharti Nursing College, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, India

*Corresponding Author: Infant Rani Augustin, Panna Dhai Maa Subharti Nursing College, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, India.

Received: May 15, 2024; Published: June 17, 2024

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the quality of life during Covid-19 among general population. To find out the Association of quality of life with selected demographic variables.

Methodology: In this present study the researcher adopted descriptive research design. Sample size of this study was 50 adults. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used for collecting the samples for this study. Data was collected by using the demographic tool and SPF 36 Health Survey questionnaire.

Results: The gathered data was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings show that out of 50 sample (16%) were having Good Quality of life, (52%) were having Average Quality of life (32%) were having poor Quality of life. The chi-square test shows that there was a significant association between Educational status and quality of life scores among adults on Covid 19 with the quality of life.

 Keywords: Covid-19; Quality of Life

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Citation

Citation: Infant Rani Augustin., et al. “A Study to Assess the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life Among Adults in Selected Rural Area at Meerut”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 8.7 (2024): 159-167.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2024 Infant Rani Augustin., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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