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Health-Related Quality of Life and Risk Factors among Chinese Women in Japan Following the COVID-19 Outbreak
| Title: | Health-Related Quality of Life and Risk Factors among Chinese Women in Japan Following the COVID-19 Outbreak |
| Authors: | Luo, Yunjie Browse this author | | Sato, Yoko Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | COVID-19 | | health | | Chinese women | | immigrant women | | immigrants | | quality of life | | mental health | | physical health | | SF-36v2 |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2021 |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Journal Title: | International journal of environmental research and public health |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Issue: | 16 |
| Start Page: | 8745 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18168745 |
| Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected individuals' physical and mental health, including that of immigrant women. This study aimed to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), identify the demographic factors and awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic contributing to physical and mental health, and examine the risk factors associated with poor physical and mental health of Chinese women in Japan following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Using an electronic questionnaire survey, we collected data including items on HRQoL, awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic, and demographic factors. One hundred and ninety-three participants were analyzed. Approximately 98.9% of them thought that COVID-19 affected their daily lives, and 97.4% had COVID-19 concerns. Married status (OR = 2.88, 95%CI [1.07, 7.72], p = 0.036), high concerns (OR = 3.99, 95%CI [1.46, 10.94], p = 0.007), and no concerns (OR = 8.75, 95%CI [1.17, 65.52], p = 0.035) about the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly associated with poor physical health. Unmarried status (OR = 2.83, 95%CI [1.20, 6.70], p = 0.018) and high COVID-19 concerns (OR = 2.17, 95%CI [1.04, 4.56], p = 0.040) were significantly associated with poor mental health. It is necessary to provide effective social support for Chinese women in Japan to improve their well-being, especially in terms of mental health. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/82792 |
| Appears in Collections: | 保健科学院・保健科学研究院 (Graduate School of Health Sciences / Faculty of Health Sciences) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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