Assessing the quality of life of head and neck healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic - A self-reported global cross-sectional questionnaire study by the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies Journal Article
| Authors: | Singh, A.; Garg, A.; Mandlik, D.; Vander Poorten, V.; Patel, S. G.; O'Neill, J. P.; Spriano, G.; Shaha, A.; Chaturvedi, P.; Cernea, C.; Shah, J. |
| Article Title: | Assessing the quality of life of head and neck healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic - A self-reported global cross-sectional questionnaire study by the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies |
| Abstract: | Background: Considering the pandemic's mode of transmission, the impact on quality of life (QOL) is likely to be exaggerated among healthcare workers (HCWs) who treat head and neck diseases (hHCWs). Methods: A cross-sectional self-reported QOL assessment was undertaken between July and September 2020 using the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument sent out to hHCWs. Factors that predicted a poorer QOL were identified using regression models and mediation analysis. Results: Responses from 979 individuals across 53 countries were analyzed with 62.4% participation from low- and middle-income countries. The physical domain had the highest mean scores of 15 ± 2.51, while the environmental domain was the lowest (14.17 ± 2.42). Participants from low- and middle-income countries had a significantly worse physical (p < 0.001) and environmental (p < 0.001) domains, while a low coronavirus disease 2019-related mortality significantly impacted the environmental domain (p-0.034). Conclusion: QOL-related issues among hHCWs are a vexing problem and need intervention at an individual and systems level in all parts of the world. © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC |
| Keywords: | adult; controlled study; aged; major clinical study; quality of life; self report; health care personnel; cross-sectional study; mental health; head and neck; pandemic; social interaction; mortality rate; head and neck disease; gross national product; human; male; female; article; middle income country; low income country; coronavirus disease 2019; covid-19; whoqol-bref |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Surgical Oncology |
| Volume: | 124 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4790 |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
| Date Published: | 2021-09-15 |
| Start Page: | 476 |
| End Page: | 482 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jso.26571 |
| PUBMED: | 34109640 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 September 2021 -- Source: Scopus |
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