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Health-related quality of life of Australians during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison with pre-pandemic data and factors associated with poor outcomes by Rebecca Mercieca-Bebber; Rachel Campbell; Dayna Jan Fullerton; Sabina Kleitman; Daniel S. J. Costa; Dion Candelaria; Margaret Ann Tait; Richard Norman; Madeleine King is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Purpose: Compare the health-related quality of life (hrql) of the australian general population during the covid-19 pandemic (2020) with pre-pandemic data (2015-2016) and identify pandemic-related and demographic factors associated with poorer hrql. ## Methods: Participants were quota sampled from an online panel by four regions (defined by active covid-19 case numbers); then by age and sex. participants completed an online survey about their hrql [eortc qlq-c30 questionnaire and general health question (ghq)], demographic characteristics, and the impact of the pandemic on daily life. hrql scores were compared to a 2015-2016 reference sample using independent t-tests, adjusted for multiple testing. associations between 22 pre-specified factors (pandemic-related and demographic) and 15 qlq-c30 domains and ghq, were assessed with multiple regressions. ## Results: Most domains were statistically significantly worse for the 2020 sample (n = 1898) compared to the reference sample (n = 1979), except fatigue and pain. differences were largest for the youngest group (18-29 years) for cognitive functioning, nausea, diarrhoea, and financial difficulties. emotional functioning was worse fo
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- Author
- Rebecca Mercieca-Bebber; Rachel Campbell; Dayna Jan Fullerton; Sabina Kleitman; Daniel S. J. Costa; Dion Candelaria; Margaret Ann Tait; Richard Norman; Madeleine King
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)