Health-related quality of life of the Vietnamese during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vietnam applied strict quarantine measures to mitigate the rapid transmission of the SARS-COV-2 virus. Central questions were how the COVID-19 pandemic affected health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of the Vietnamese general population, and whether there is any difference in HRQOL among people under different quarantine conditions.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted during 1 April- 30 May 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak in Vietnam. Data was collected via an online survey using Google survey tool. A convenient sampling approach was employed, with participants being sorted into three groups: people who were in government quarantine facilities; people who were under self-isolation at their own place; and the general population who did n

SUBMITTER: Vu MQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7748152 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature