https://doi.org/10.4081/mw.2023.7

The relationship between the quality of life and social well-being among the families of COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023)
Published: 2023 December 21
COVID-19, pandemic, quality of life, social well-being
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Amir Adibi
amir771155@yahoo.com
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Tayebeh Jamshidbeigy
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Islamic Republic of.

Social well-being is one of the essential aspects of well-being that is highly connected to psychological health and has been challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this respect, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between the quality of life and social well-being among the families of COVID-19 patients. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 300 people were selected by simple random sampling among the families of COVID-19 patients who were admitted to Shahid Mostafa Khomeini Hospital in Ilam, Iran. Also, data were collected using Keyes’s social well-being questionnaire and the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire, which were finally analyzed by Stata version 12 software and linear regression models. The findings showed the quality of life of divorced people was lower than that of single people. People with university education also had a higher quality of life than people with undergraduate education. Besides, a significant relationship was observed between age, all subscales of social well-being, and quality of life. It seems that the COVID-19 crisis has been a challenge to social well-being and can threaten people’s psychological health. Therefore, the emphasis should be necessarily placed on self-care, maintaining social commitments, and asking for help with mental and emotional disturbances during this pandemic.

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The relationship between the quality of life and social well-being among the families of COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study. Mental Wellness [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 21 [cited 2025 Apr. 2];1(1). Available from: https://www.mental-wellness-journal.net/mw/article/view/7
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