Table II.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on daily routine activities among people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
| Routine care of NCDs | Single NCD (n=352) | >1 NCD (n=139) | Mantel-Haenszel Chi-square, P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
||||
| Urban (n=177), n (%) | Rural (n=175), n (%) | Urban (n=85), n (%) | Rural (n=54), n (%) | ||
| Daily routine has been affected | |||||
| Not at all | 103 (58) | 126 (72) | 49 (57) | 34 (63) | 0.397 |
| Somewhat | 49 (28) | 45 (26) | 27 (32) | 16 (30) | |
| Very much | 25 (14) | 4 (2) | 9 (11) | 4 (7) | |
| Change in physical activity | |||||
| Not at all | 101 (57) | 133 (76) | 53 (62) | 31 (57) | 0.327 |
| Somewhat | 58 (33) | 39 (22) | 27 (32) | 21 (39) | |
| Very much | 18 (10) | 3 (2) | 5 (6) | 2 (4) | |
| Change in diet | |||||
| Not at all | 123 (69) | 128 (73) | 53 (62) | 37 (68) | 0.191 |
| Somewhat | 40 (23) | 45 (26) | 23 (27) | 16 (30) | |
| Very much | 14 (8) | 2 (1) | 9 (11) | 1 (2) | |
| Any discontinuation in treatment | |||||
| Not at all | 125 (71) | 132 (76) | 48 (57) | 35 (65) | 0.006 |
| Somewhat | 37 (21) | 34 (19) | 18 (21) | 13 (24) | |
| Very much | 15 (8) | 9 (5) | 19 (22) | 6 (11) | |
| Change in doctor consultation | |||||
| Not at all | 129 (73) | 143 (82) | 53 (62) | 38 (70) | 0.014 |
| Somewhat | 35 (20) | 19 (11) | 14 (17) | 10 (19) | |
| Very much | 13 (7) | 13 (7) | 18 (21) | 6 (11) | |
| Change in routine check-up | |||||
| Not at all | 107 (61) | 131 (75) | 54 (64) | 32 (59) | 0.321 |
| Somewhat | 45 (25) | 24 (14) | 17 (20) | 13 (24) | |
| Very much | 25 (14) | 20 (11) | 14 (16) | 9 (17) | |
| Coping through difficulty times | |||||
| Managed easily | 96 (54) | 108 (62) | 42 (49) | 27 (50) | 0.124 |
| Managed with difficulty | 81 (46) | 67 (38) | 43 (51) | 27 (50) | |
| Felt urgent need for hospital visit | |||||
| No | 126 (71) | 114 (65) | 46 (54) | 34 (63) | 0.024 |
| Yes | 51 (29) | 61 (35) | 39 (46) | 20 (37) | |