Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life in Older Adults

Year 2023, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 1 - 8, 29.12.2023

Emre Baskan , Nesrin Yağcı , Nilüfer Çetişli Korkmaz

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the change in quality of life of older adults who were self-isolated due to the curfew during COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Five hundred and twenty-one voluntary older adults aged between 65-85, who could not leave their home due to curfew during the pandemic were included in the study. EUROHIS-QoL 8-item Tr was used to determine the health-related quality of life of the participants before and during the pandemic. The analyzes were done according to the age (Group 1: 65-69 years, Group 2: 70-74 years, Group 3: 75-79 years, Group 4: 80-85 years) and gender groups.
Results: A significant decrease was found in EUROHIS-QoL 8-item Tr scores during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic in all age groups (p=0.0001). It was found that there was a significant decrease in EUROHIS-QoL 8-item Tr scores during the pandemic in both female and male participants compared to the pre-pandemic (p=0.0001). There was no found significant difference between the age groups and between the gender for the difference values of EUROHIS-QoL 8-item Tr total scores before and during the pandemic (p>0.05).
Conclusion: It has been determined that the quality of life of the older adults, who had to self-isolate due to the curfew during the COVID-19 pandemic has been negatively affected according to the pre-pandemic.

Keywords

Covid-19, Elderly, Pandemics, Quality of Life, Quarantine

COVID-19 Pandemisinin Yaşlı Yetişkinlerde Yaşam Kalitesi Üzerindeki Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında sokağa çıkma yasağı nedeniyle evde karantinada kalan yaşlı yetişkinlerin yaşam kalitelerindeki değişimi araştırmak.
Yöntemler: Çalışmaya pandemi döneminde sokağa çıkma yasağı nedeniyle evinden çıkamayan 65-85 yaş aralığındaki beş yüz yirmi bir gönüllü yaşlı dahil edildi. Katılımcıların pandemi öncesi ve pandemi sırasında sağlıkla ilgili yaşam kalitelerini belirlemek için EUROHIS-QoL 8 maddelik Tr kullanıldı. Analizler yaş (Grup 1: 65-69, Grup 2: 70-74, Grup 3: 75-79, Grup 4: 80-85) ve cinsiyet gruplarına göre yapıldı.
Bulgular: Tüm yaş gruplarında pandemi sırasında EUROHIS-QoL 8. madde Tr skorlarında pandemi öncesine göre anlamlı düşüş bulundu (p=0,0001). Pandemi sırasında hem kadın hem de erkek katılımcılarda EUROHIS-QoL 8. madde Tr skorlarında pandemi öncesine göre anlamlı düşüş olduğu tespit edildi (p=0,0001). Pandemi öncesi ve pandemi sırasında EUROHIS-QoL 8. madde Tr toplam puanlarının fark değerlerinde yaş grupları ve cinsiyet arasında anlamlı fark bulunmadı (p>0,05).
Sonuç: COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında sokağa çıkma yasağı nedeniyle kendini izole etmek zorunda kalan yaşlı yetişkinlerin yaşam kalitelerinin pandemi öncesine göre olumsuz etkilendiği belirlendi.

Keywords

Covid-19, Yaşlı, Pandemi, Yaşam Kalitesi, Karantina

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