Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictive measures implemented may considerably affect people’s lives. This study aimed to assess the well-being of Vietnamese people after COVID-19 lockdown measures were lifted and life gradually returned to normal. An online survey was organized from 21 to 25 April 2020 among Vietnamese residents aged 18 and over. The survey was launched by the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy. The WHO-5 Well-Being Index (scored 0–25) was used to score participants’ well-being. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to determine the predictors of well-being. A total of 1922 responses were analyzed (mean age: 31 years; 30.5% male; 88.2% health professionals or students in the health sector). The mean well-being score was 17.35 ± 4.97. Determinants of a high well-being score (≥13) included older age, eating healthy food, practicing physical exercise, working from home, and adhering to the COVID-19 preventive measures. Female participants, persons worried about their relatives’ health, and smokers were more likely to have a low well-being score. In conclusion, after the lockdown measures were lifted, the Vietnamese have people continued to follow COVID-19 preventive measures, and most of them scored high on the well-being scale. Waiting to achieve large-scale COVID-19 vaccine coverage, promoting preventive COVID-19 measures remains important, together with strategies to guarantee the well-being of the Vietnamese people.
Highlights
The respondents lived in 46 of the 63 provinces and municipalities of Vietnam, with more than half residing in urban areas
The relatively moderate impact of the COVID-19 epidemic and the implemented preventive measures on the wellbeing of the Vietnamese may be because the epidemic in Vietnam was rapidly controlled, and the population accepted adhering to the preventive measures
Studies evaluating mental health during the lockdown periods in Austria and the US showed that young people, women, the unemployed, and low-income people seemed to be more stressed than others [13,16]
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. On 31 December 2019, unexplained cases of pneumonia were reported in Wuhan. Hubei Province, China by the World Health Organization (WHO) China Country. The WHO officially declared the Coronavirus disease 2019. (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic, with more than 118,000 confirmed cases and over 4200 death cases [2]. Prior to the identification of the first COVID-19 case in Vietnam, the Vietnamese government proactively took measures to prevent the importation of the disease into the country. Health screening was organized at the country entry points, and people were advised to practice personal hygiene and to wear a face mask in public places
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