Post-Flood Impact on the Quality of Life of Victims in East Coast Malaysia

International journal of public health research Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.17576/ijphr.1101.2021.01

A. Mohammed Nawi, Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, R. Hod, Idayu Badilla Idris, I. Ahmad, Q. Mohd Ghazali

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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life among flood victims exposed at three worst districts in Pahang, Malaysia. Methods: Semi-guided questionnaires were distributed randomly to a total of 602 flood victims. Quality of life (QOL) was measured using WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), which were assessed based on four domains, i.e. physical activity, psychological, social relationships and environment. Results: Victims of the flood had a poorer quality of life in all the domains especially physical (59.0%) and psychological (53.3%) domain. The impact of the flood on QOL was higher among women, those who reside in the urban area, the elderlies and persons with high education and income. Conclusion: Flood event has reduced the QOL of victims. The impact of flood has been found to be mitigated over the time and relief efforts. Interventions aimed to reduce these concerns in acute post-flood areas are essential to minimize poor QOL among the affected victims. Keywords: Flood, WHOQOL-BREF, Malaysia, victim, QOL, urban

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洪水过后对马来西亚东海岸灾民生活质量的影响

目的:本研究旨在评估马来西亚彭亨三个洪灾最严重地区洪灾灾民的生活质量。方法:对602名灾民随机发放半引导问卷。采用WHO Quality of life - bref (WHOQOL-BREF)对生活质量(QOL)进行测量，该指标基于身体活动、心理、社会关系和环境四个方面进行评估。结果:洪涝灾民在各领域的生活质量均较差，其中身体(59.0%)和心理(53.3%)的生活质量较差。洪水对生活质量的影响在妇女、城市居民、老年人和高学历、高收入人群中较高。结论:洪水事件降低了患者的生活质量。人们发现，随着时间的推移和救灾努力，洪水的影响正在减轻。在严重的灾后地区，旨在减少这些担忧的干预措施对于尽量减少受影响受害者的不良生活质量至关重要。关键词:洪水，WHOQOL-BREF，马来西亚，受害者，生活质量，城市

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