Quality of life among undergraduate university students during <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 movement control order in Sarawak

Cheah, Whye Lian; Law, Leh Shii; Teh, Keng Hoong; Kam, Su Ling; Voon, Grace Ern Hui; Lim, Han Yong; Kumar, N.

doi:10.1002/hsr2.362

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“…According to Ref. [18], students staying outside the campus showed higher life satisfaction than those who were confined to the house or hostel. The freedom and flexibility of having to engage with many activities during the lockdown explained why students staying outside the campus house are more satisfied with their lives.…”

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The Unique Role of Hope and Optimism in the Relationship between Environmental Quality and Life Satisfaction during COVID-19 Pandemic

Wider

Taib

Khadri

et al. 2022

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COVID-19 in Malaysia has significantly affected the higher education system of the country and increased the level of distress among university students. Empirical evidence proposed that environment quality is associated with university students’ life satisfaction during COVID-19. It was found that hope and optimism are linked with greater life satisfaction in general. Although past literature has reported the effects of hope and optimism on life satisfaction, there are limited studies examining the underlying mechanism among Malaysian private university students. Therefore, the current study offers the preliminary understanding of the intervening role of hope and optimism on the relationship between environmental quality and life satisfaction among private university students in Malaysia. A total of 133 private university students in Malaysia were recruited through homogenous convenience sampling. Partial least square structure equation modeling (SmartPLS) was used to analyze the mediation models. The results revealed that only hope mediated the relationship between environmental quality and life satisfaction, but not optimism. Hence, it is proposed that mental health providers should focus on providing hope-related interventions to university students in confronting COVID-19 challenges and ultimately improving life satisfaction.

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The Unique Role of Hope and Optimism in the Relationship between Environmental Quality and Life Satisfaction during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Taib

Khadri

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“…These findings are supported with the study of Malaysia, where respondents' WHOQOL-BREF scores were high in domain of social relation (69.4±18.08), followed by environmental health (66.4±15.00), physical health (65.3±14.18) and psychological health (59.5±15.90). [15] In contrast, a study finding of Hong Kong revealed that higher mean score was found on physical health (14.07±2.63) then social relationships (12.90±2.54), psychological health (12.72±2.87), and the environment health (12.24±2.81) among women during the COVID-19 Pandemic. [17] Similarly, mean score of physical domain was higher also among general people of Hong Kong.…”

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“…This finding was supported with the study of Malaysia where the respondents had overall QOL and satisfaction with health score were 3.7±0.87 and 3.9±0.82, respectively. [15] In India, (n=305), mean score of the Brunnsviken brief quality of life scale (BBQ, 12 item) was 33.91±10.158 among adult people above 18 years. [2] A contrast finding revealed in a study of China where the majority of respondents (93.8%) had a perfect score of "1.000" for QOL (EQ-5D).…”

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“…[12] The Nepali version of the WHOQOL-BREF was used to assess QOL in this study. [13] Nepali version of the WHOQOL-BREF was used in Nepal as well [14] It is a 26 items self-rating questionnaire, giving scores to overall QOL (item 1, 2) and its four dimensions: physical health (e.g., sleep quality, energy and tiredness) (item 3,10,16,15,17,4,18) , psychological health (e.g., positive emotion, self-esteem, personal beliefs) (item 5,7,19,11,26,6), social relationships (e.g., social support and sexual activity) (item 20,22,21), and environmental health (e.g., climate, transportation, and healthcare assistance) (Item 8, 23, 12, 24, 13, 14, 9, 25). Items ask participants to rate their QOL during the last two weeks and each of them are rated on a 5-point Likert scale.…”

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Health Related Quality of Life among Patients’ Family Members Visiting Hospital during COVID-19

Awale

Bajracharya

Panthee

2021

Int J Health Sci Res

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Background: The Corona Virus Disease-19 pandemic has brought serious psychological impact among all group of people around the globe. Nepal is not exception on it. The long effect of it (around 2 years) has affected every aspect of individual’s life including the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of the people). This study aimed to find out the HRQOL among patients’ family members who were visiting hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Methods: Cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 200 family members (20 to 60 years) of patients visiting Patan Hospital, Nepal, during COVID-19 pandemic in July to August, 2021. A structured self-administered questionnaire- World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) Version was used to measure the quality of life. Descriptive and inferential (ANOVA, Independent t-test) statistics was used for data analysis. P value was set at 0.05. Results: Out of 200 family members, 66.0% were male and mean age was 32.68±SD-9.360 years. About 20.0% had history of COVID-19 infection. Respondents’ overall QOL and satisfaction was neutral. The higher mean score (13.92±2.54) was found on social relation, followed by psychological health (13.68±1.74), physical health (13.14±1.54), and environmental health (12.53±1.74). There was significant association between education status and overall QOL and overall satisfaction (F=3.38, p=0.01; F=3.68, p=0.00, respectively). Furthermore, educational status and employment status were significantly associated with physical health domain (F=2.78, p=0.02; F=2.71, p=0.02, respectively). Conclusion: Overall QOL and satisfaction of respondents’ was neutral. The higher mean score was found on social relation, followed by psychological health, physical health and environmental health. Key words: COVID-19, Family members, Health related quality of life.

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“…When the pandemic was initially announced, the Malaysian government introduced a movement control order (MCO) that closed state borders, brought economic activities to a standstill, and stopped lectures in all academic institutions. Imposition of the MCO stranded several thousands of students who were unable to return home as they could not leave their residential colleges (Cheah et al, 2021). As movement lockdown and social distancing became the new norm in daily life, there was a significant reduction in students' activities, and this invariably impacted their quality of life (QoL) (Szczepanska & Pietrzyka, 2021).…”

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Association of Social Support and Mental Health Literacy with Quality of Life among University Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Musa¹,

Hamzah²,

Badruldin³

et al. 2022

IJARBSS

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Social support is one of the main factors that influence the quality of one's life. In this regard, mental health literacy is consistently associated with positive outcomes for students, in terms of their wellbeing and academic achievement. The present study is especially important to young people because understanding their quality of life can facilitate their life as a student and preparing them to their future of work. This study investigated the relationship between social support and mental health literacy in relation to the quality of life among Malaysian university students. A quantitative research paradigm was adopted, with a cross-sectional design using data collected from 140 randomly selected university students. The data was analyzed by SPSS software version 25 using the Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression. The results showed positive relationships between social support and mental health literacy towards quality of life. Thus, hypothesis 1 and hypothesis 2 was accepted. In the multiple linear analysis, nevertheless, mental health literacy was not found to influence the quality of life independently of social support. Appropriate programs should be designed and implemented to enhance the level of mental health literacy and, more importantly, to ensure adequate social support for students in order to promote a high quality of life.

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Quality of life among undergraduate university students during COVID‐19 movement control order in Sarawak

Cited by 9 publications

References 30 publications

The Unique Role of Hope and Optimism in the Relationship between Environmental Quality and Life Satisfaction during COVID-19 Pandemic

The Unique Role of Hope and Optimism in the Relationship between Environmental Quality and Life Satisfaction during COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Related Quality of Life among Patients’ Family Members Visiting Hospital during COVID-19

Association of Social Support and Mental Health Literacy with Quality of Life among University Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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