Quality of life among health care workers in Arab countries 2 years after COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessment of the quality of life (QoL) among healthcare workers (HCWs) is vital for better healthcare and is an essential indicator for competent health service delivery. Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic strike, the frontline position of HCWs subjected them to tremendous mental and psychological burden with a high risk of virus acquisition.

Aim

This study evaluated the QoL and its influencing factors among HCWs residing in the Arab countries.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study using a self-administered online questionnaire based on the World Health Organization QoL-BREF instrument with additional questions related to COVID-19. The study was conducted in three different languages (Arabic, English, and French) across 19 Arab count

SUBMITTER: Ghazy RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9669412 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature