Repercussion of COVID-19 Pandemic on Brazilians’ Quality of Life: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak, caused by Sars-Cov-2, was officially declared a global pandemic in February 2020, after an unexpected increase in hospitalization and mortality. When faced with this new disease, social and physical distancing and quarantine emerged as solutions to reduce virus transmission. This article examines the quality of life (QoL) of the Brazilian population’s during this period of isolation, due to the COVID-19 pandemic by analyzing; physical, psychological, social, and economic aspects. An online survey was distributed from 27 May to 14 August of 2020. A total of 1859 surveys were completed. Our results indicate that Brazilians were more affected by economic and social aspects than psychological and physical. Unemployed participants and individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 presented the lowest QoL. Females showed worst QoL scores than males, but having children did not influence the score. Higher educational level was associated with a better perception of QoL. Not following social distancing guidelines presented better scores in the psychological domain than the ones following restrict or partial social distancing rules. This study is the first to evaluate adults’ QoL related to the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic in Brazil at a national level. Our data may help health authorities identify the main factors affecting the QoL of the Brazilian population, thereby orientating them to recover after the pandemic.

Health-Related Quality of Life and Experiences of Brazilian Celiac Individuals over the Course of the Sars-Cov-2 Pandemic

“…Further, 7.9% ( n = 11) CD individuals reported a relative presenting respiratory symptoms suggestive of Sard-CoV-2 infection [ 20 ]. Our findings were worse compared to the study with the general Brazilian population [ 26 ] in which 2.7% of the participants had COVID-19 and 16% ( n = 300) of the participants had a relative who presented Sars-Cov-2 infection. Considering that the Brazilian study with the general population ended data collection (14 August 2020) 14 days before our study (28 August 2020) and the number of cases and deaths were continuously increasing, it is not possible to affirm that the incidence of COVID-19 was higher in CD individuals or their relatives than the general population in Brazil.…”

“…Different from the study that was performed with the general Brazilian population ( n = 1877) during the pandemic in which gender differed for all QoL domains (males with better QoL than females) [ 26 ], no significant difference was found for the CDQ during the pandemic regarding gender. Our result was also different from the Brazilian CD individuals’ QoL study performed before the pandemic in which males’ scores for the CDQ were higher than females, except for the “gastrointestinal” domain.…”

“…This could positively impact on the “worries” and “emotions” domains (potentially reduced by the lowered fear of consuming gluten-containing products) but have a worse effect in the “social” domain (as occurred in our study) due to the necessary isolation during the pandemic. The study on Brazilian QoL in general individuals also showed that the “social” domain was burdened by pandemic [ 26 ].…”

Clinical outcomes and quality of life of COVID-19 survivors: A follow-up of 3 months post hospital discharge

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The Changing Patterns of Consumers’ Behavior in China: A Comparison during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Yet despite the great effort has been made a range of aspects associated with the presence of COVID-19, existing studies in socio-economic disciplines have not provided sufficient empirical evidences to understand how such an external shock can affect the quality of life. Even though several studies, to a certain degree, have showed that people are more likely to be affect by socio and economic aspects than psychological and physical ones during this pandemic [ 25 ], attention was mainly focused on the perspective of people’s mental well-being [ 26 ] and specific aspects of their shopping behaviors [ 27 ]. Thus, there is a need to develop a theoretical framework that can deepen understanding of the multifaceted phenomenon of the socio-economic cost of public health policies concerning COVID-19.…”