Abstract
Starting from April 1st, 2020, the nationwide partial lockdown in Vietnam has shown the effectiveness in stopping the community transmission of COVID-19, however, it also produced adverse impacts on the economy and inhabitants’ life. A cross-sectional study using a web-based approach was conducted in the second week of April 2020 to examine the influence of the national social distancing on the quality of life and economic well-being of Vietnamese citizens under COVID-19 pandemic. The data included socio-economic characteristics, impact of COVID-19 on household income, health status, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Ordered logistic regression and multivariable Tobit regression model were employed to examine factors correlated to income change and HRQOL. Results showed that among 341 participants, 66.9% reported household income loss due to the impact of COVID-19. People holding undergraduate degrees, working in other sectors rather than healthcare, and having definite-term contract had a higher likelihood of income reduction. The mean score of EQ-5D-5L and EQ-VAS was 0.95 (± 0.07) and 88.2 (± 11.0), respectively. The domain of Anxiety/Depression had the highest proportion of reporting any problems among 5 dimensions of EQ-5D-5L (38.7%). Being female, having chronic conditions and living in the family with 3–5 members were associated with lower HRQOL scores. A comprehensive assessment of the influence of COVID-19 along with public health interventions, especially mental health programs, should be implemented to mitigate the negative effects of this pandemic on the economic status and quality of life of citizens.
Highlights
Emerging from December 2019 in Wuhan, China, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed one of the greatest challenge to humankind within 75 years since World War Two (UNDP, 2020)
More than half of people (52.5%) answered that COVID-19 had no impact on their occupational status, while 30.2% had a reduction in working hours/shifts, and 8.5% lost their jobs as a result of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2
Our study featured a high rate of household income loss as well as impairment on some quality of life domains among the general population in Vietnam due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Emerging from December 2019 in Wuhan, China, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed one of the greatest challenge to humankind within 75 years since World War Two (UNDP, 2020). As of July 10, 2020, there have been more than 12 million confirmed cases and 550,000 people lost their lives because of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Johns Hopkins University, 2020). While a specific treatment for this disease is still lacking (Harvard Medical School, 2020), the World Health Organization recommended that every nation plan and take comprehensive public health actions to suppress the spread of COVID-19 (WHO, 2020). In addition to medical-related measures such as testing and treating for patients, most countries are implementing temporary mobility restriction, social distancing, and large-scale gathering cancelation. These strategies have shown their effectiveness in slowing the transmission speed of SARS-CoV-2, they have side effects on many aspects of citizen’s lives (UNDP, 2014). It is imperative for every government to implement impact mitigation programs, interventions for healthcare or business and consider improving both socioeconomic status and quality of life (QOL) of the general population, especially the vulnerable groups
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