A Study on the Impact of Covid-19 on the Quality of Life of Community

Trivedi Naitikkumar D  lowast; Shah Nirzarini; Patel Nirali; Tivedi Upama

doi:10.58739/jcbs/v15i3.25.21

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A Study on the Impact of Covid-19 on the Quality of Life of Community

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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v15i3.25.21

Year: 2025, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 191-195

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A Study on the Impact of Covid-19 on the Quality of Life of Community

Trivedi Naitikkumar D^1∗, Shah Nirzarini¹, Patel Nirali¹, Tivedi Upama²

¹A. R. College of Pharmacy & G. H. Patel Institute of Pharmacy, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India
²L. B. Rao Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Khambhat, Gujarat, India

*Corresponding Author
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:11 January 2025, Accepted Date:29 July 2025, Published Date:26 September 2025

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Aim: To study on impact of Covid-19 on Quality of Life of community. Background: Corona virus disease-19 (Covid-19) Pandemic has largely affected the population around the world. Along with influence on overall health of community, Covid-19 has also affected social life, financial aspects; hence this survey will aid in understanding the ways through which the disease has affected the Quality of life of community. Methods: To carry out this study, an online questionnaire was prepared on Google forms and distributed among the Indian population. A total of 321 sample responses were received and data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Results: The study found that anxiety, stress and sleeplessness due to Covid-19 pandemic has reduced mental health status, mild to moderate changes in daily routine and the assess to extended family and friends was moderately changed with loss of contact with some friends and family, but not at all –impact on social life and economically also community has found it somewhat difficult to fulfill the family needs with decreased income during the pandemic and part of population had lost their job or closed their businesses.

Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, Mental health, Social life, Economy

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