A COMPARATIVE STUDY THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN NAMOM DISTRICT DURING THE 3RD YEAR OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Keywords:
Quality of life, People of Na Mom District, COVID-19 3rd outbreakAbstract
The purposes of this descriptive study were to compare the quality of life of people in Namom District, Songkhla Province during the situation Outbreak until the 3rd year of COVID-19. The samples were 392 people, data collect use questionnaire The quality of life questionnaire of the Department of Mental Health and the social support questionnairs (alpha 0.95). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics percentages, means standard deviation F-test T-test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
The results of the study revealed that the quality of life of the people in Namom District, Songkhla Province during COVID-19 3rd years outbreak. Sample group who have been infected with COVID-19 had moderate quality of life (x = 89.49 S.D. 20.29) and sample group who have never been infected with COVID-19 had moderate quality of life (x = 85.81 S.D.22.89). The correlation between quality of life in each aspect social support by area and overall social support There was a statistically significant positive correlation with good quality of life (p < .001).
Although the situation of COVID-19 outbreak had occurred for a long time until the 3rd year. Many impacts, but good management along with community access and provide support to people cause the quality of life of the people in Namom District, Songkhla province remains at moderate level.
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