Quality of life among individuals working from home during COVID-19 pandemic - a cross sectional study from United States of America, Canada, India and Sri Lanka
Rogina J. S. Savarimuthu, C. Kanniammal, N. B. Devi
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened human life since December 2019. The study’s objectives were to assess the quality of life among individuals working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and to associate the quality of life parameters with their demographic variables. Majority of the respondents reported moderate quality of life. Age, marital status, number of children and currently physically ill were significantly associated with psychological domain, while the occupation was significantly associated with the domain of social relationships. Financial constraints and country of origin (or country of residence) was significantly associated with the environmental domain.