Quality Of Life And Associated Factors During The Covıd-19 Pandemic; Health Literacy And Fear Of Covid-19; A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

It was conducted to determine the factors associated with the quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted in Turkey in 2022. The study sample consisted of 400 volunteers between the ages of 18 and 65 living in Turkey. Data were collected online through the information form “The COV19-Impact on Quality of Life (COV19-QoLTR) Scale”, “The fear of Covid-19 Scale (FCV-19S)”, and “The Turkish Health Literacy Scale-32 (THLS-32)”. It was found that there was a positive and significant relationship between the COV19-QoLTR scale and the FCV-19S and a negative and significant relationship between the sub-dimension of THLS-32 disease prevention and health promotion. It was determined that among the participants, women (t=2.584 p=.010); those with postgraduate education (F=5.47 p=.000); those who were vaccinated to protect against Covid-19 (t=3.46 p=0.001); those with a chronic disease (t=2.31 p=0.021) had a significantly higher mean score on the "COV19- QoLTR". Our research has confirmed the relationship between fear of Covid-19, health literacy, chronic disease, gender, education level, vaccination status, and quality of life.

Keywords

• Chronic disease
• Fear of COVID-19
• Health Literacy
• Quality of Life
• Vaccine of COVID-19

Covid-19 Pandemisinde Yaşam Kalitesi ile İlişkili Faktörler; Sağlık Okuryazarlığı ve Covid-19 Korkusu; Kesitsel Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışma Covid-19 pandemisindeki bireylerin yaşam kalitesi (YK) ile ilişkili faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Kesitsel ve ilişki arayıcı tipteki bu çalışmanın örneklemini Türkiye’de bulunan 18-65 yaş arası 400 gönüllü oluşturdu. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan Bilgi Formu, “Covid-19’un Yaşam Kalitesine Etkisi Ölçeği (COV19-QoL)”, “Kovid-19 Korkusu Ölçeği (FCV-19S)” ve “Türkiye Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği (TSOY-32)” ile Google Forms aracılığıyla toplandı. “Covid-19’un Yaşam Kalitesine Etkisi Ölçeği” ile “FCV-19S” arasında pozitif yönlü, “TSOY-32”’inin ‘hastalıktan korunma’ ve ‘sağlığın geliştirilmesi’ alt boyutu arasında negatif yönlü ve anlamlı ilişki olduğu bulundu. Katılımcılar arasında kadınların (t=2,584 p=,010); lisansüstü eğitimli bireylerin (F=5,47 p=,000); Covid-19’dan korunmak amacıyla aşı olanların (t=3,46 p=0,001); kronik bir hastalığı olanların (t=2,31 p=0,021) “COV19-QoLTR” puan ortalaması anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek olduğu saptandı. Araştırmamız Covid-19 korkusunun, sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyinin, kronik hastalığa sahip olmanın, cinsiyetin, eğitim düzeyinin ve aşı olma durumunun yaşam kalitesi ile ilişkisi olduğunu doğruladı.

Keywords

• Covid-19 Aşısı
• Covid-19 Korkusu
• Kronik Hastalık
• Sağlık Okuryazarlığı
• Yaşam Kalitesi

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