Table 2.
Changes in quality of life before vs. during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Quality of life question or domain | Mean before | SD before | Mean during | SD during | p value | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How would you rate your quality of life? | 3.51 | 1.18 | 2.72 | 1.17 | 0.000 | 0.68 |
| How satisfied are you with your health? | 3.67 | 1.20 | 2.93 | 1.31 | 0.000 | 0.60 |
| Physical Health | 12.85 | 2.68 | 11.82 | 2.75 | 0.000 | 0.45 |
| To what extent do you feel that physical pain prevents you from doing what you need to do? | 2.95 | 1.50 | 3.10 | 1.43 | 0.091 | −0.16 |
| How much do you need any medical treatment to function in your daily life? | 3.10 | 1.42 | 3.20 | 1.37 | 0.346 | −0.09 |
| Do you have enough energy for everyday life? | 3.56 | 1.24 | 3.03 | 1.39 | 0.000 | 0.39 |
| How well are you able to get around? | 3.31 | 1.27 | 3.01 | 1.27 | 0.006 | 0.26 |
| How satisfied are you with your sleep? | 3.32 | 1.20 | 2.99 | 1.26 | 0.000 | 0.33 |
| How satisfied are you with your ability to perform your daily living activities? | 3.36 | 1.08 | 2.88 | 1.17 | 0.000 | 0.46 |
| How satisfied are you with your capacity for work? | 2.88 | 1.51 | 2.48 | 1.42 | 0.001 | 0.32 |
| Psychological | 13.96 | 2.94 | 12.79 | 2.69 | 0.000 | 0.45 |
| How much do you enjoy life? | 3.49 | 1.31 | 2.92 | 1.22 | 0.000 | 0.43 |
| To what extent do you feel your life to be meaningful? | 3.37 | 1.50 | 3.03 | 1.41 | 0.002 | 0.29 |
| How well are you able to concentrate? | 4.02 | 1.04 | 3.63 | 1.20 | 0.000 | 0.39 |
| Are you able to accept your bodily appearance? | 3.53 | 1.27 | 3.57 | 1.30 | 0.784 | −0.03 |
| How satisfied are you with yourself? | 3.47 | 1.39 | 3.13 | 1.38 | 0.000 | 0.43 |
| How often do you have negative feelings such as blue mood, despair, anxiety, depression? | 3.07 | 1.34 | 2.91 | 1.38 | 0.126 | 0.14 |
| Social relationships | 11.99 | 3.02 | 10.79 | 3.52 | 0.000 | 0.48 |
| How satisfied are you with your personal relationships? | 3.69 | 1.20 | 3.29 | 1.34 | 0.000 | 0.37 |
| How satisfied are you with your sex life? | 1.45 | 1.02 | 1.41 | 0.97 | 0.227 | 0.11 |
| How satisfied are you with the support you get from your friends? | 3.85 | 1.17 | 3.40 | 1.36 | 0.000 | 0.47 |
| Environment | 13.18 | 2.64 | 12.02 | 2.57 | 0.000 | 0.62 |
| How safe do you feel in your daily life? | 3.74 | 1.30 | 3.32 | 1.41 | 0.001 | 0.33 |
| How healthy is your physical environment? | 2.92 | 1.38 | 2.71 | 1.30 | 0.014 | 0.23 |
| Have you enough money to meet your needs? | 3.32 | 1.36 | 2.74 | 1.36 | 0.000 | 0.45 |
| How available to you is the information that you need in your day-to-day life? | 4.02 | 1.16 | 3.79 | 1.38 | 0.019 | 0.22 |
| To what extent do you have the opportunity for leisure activities? | 3.31 | 1.23 | 3.19 | 1.31 | 0.232 | 0.11 |
| How satisfied are you with the conditions of your living place? | 3.23 | 1.41 | 2.94 | 1.49 | 0.002 | 0.29 |
| How satisfied are you with your access to health services? | 2.74 | 1.53 | 2.39 | 1.47 | 0.001 | 0.31 |
| How satisfied are you with your transport? | 3.07 | 1.47 | 2.95 | 1.51 | 0.068 | 0.17 |