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Quality of life assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic by using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire before, during and after the lockdown

The introduction of restrictive measures and lockdown, i.e., movement restrictions, significantly affected the time of engaging in some type of activity. Given the introduced epidemiological measures, it is necessary to determine how the global pandemic has affected the quality of life of active individuals in the Republic of Croatia. The aim of this research is to determine the quality of life of participants in the Nordic walking program via the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire through 3 time points (before, during and after the lockdown). The implementation of this study involved 72 respondents (83.3% women and 16.7% men). A total of 216 questionnaires were collected at 3 time points (G1 Before the lockdown, G2 During the lockdown, G3 After the lockdown). By restricting movement, daily active time was negatively affected. The presented results indicate a statistically significant change in quality of life during different time periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. In domains 1 (physical health), 2 (psychological status) and 4 (environment), a significant difference was found between the results before the lockdown and during the lockdown. Also, in the before mentioned domains, a statistically significant difference was found between the lockdown and after the lockdown. In domain 3 (social relationships) there is no statistically significant difference between the observed facets. The negative impact of lockdown can be avoided by providing accurate and quality information and by promoting a healthy lifestyle through online training and examples of exercises to do from one’s own home.

quarantine ; global health status ; inactivity ; Nordic walking ; survey

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