The Effect of COVID-19 on Quality of Life: A Community-Based Study in Türkiye.

Kızılkaya S., Şenel Tekin P.

Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, cilt.19, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/dmp.2025.75
  • Dergi Adı: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, PASCAL, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the quality of life of individuals who received psychological treatment compared to those who did not.

Methods: The survey method was used to collect data. The questionnaire consisted of questions that elicit the personal characteristics of the participants and the COVID-19-Impact on Quality of Life Scale (COV19-QoL). A total of 480 individuals aged 18 years or older were administered the questionnaires in Türkiye. The data obtained from the survey was analyzed using the SPSS 26 software package.

Results: The results showed that the effect of COVID-19 on quality of life differed significantly depending on whether the participants received psychological treatment or not.

Conclusions: It was concluded that individuals who received psychological treatment had a higher impact of COVID-19 on their quality of life. The findings are discussed concerning the relevant literature on theoretical and practical implications.

Keywords: COVID-19; Türkiye; cross-sectional; psychological; quality of life.