Quality of living in the aftermath of a pandemic

The present study explored the impact of COVID-19 on general health, quality of life, and resilience among adults, essentially COVID-19 survivors in India. We conducted a cross-sectional study from March 2021 to August 2021 in Kolkata, India. The data was collected through the snowball sampling method. Participants' consent was taken before they filled up the questionnaires. The participants were presented with five questionnaires. The total sample (N = 120) was divided into two groups, one group consisted of the COVID-19 survivors (n = 60), and the other group consisted of individuals who had not contracted COVID-19 (n = 60). Participants in the COVID-19 group were selected keeping in mind the following inclusion criteria. The participants had to be aged between 20 and 50 years with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 in the past year. In the case of the non- COVID-19 group, participants between the ages of 20 and 50 years without any medical history of COVID-19 symptoms were selected. Individuals who displayed symptoms of COVID-19 in the past year but had not received a clinical diagnosis of the same were excluded from the present study. The present study found a significant association of general health with the impact of event and quality of life in the COVID-19 survivors. Additionally, the impact of event is significantly associated with quality of life, and resilience is significantly associated with the psychological aspect of quality of life among COVID-19 survivors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Concluding remarks-Current standing and future directions

The turn of the decade welcomed a devastating change in the guise of a global pandemic worldwide. The social distancing, quarantining, and isolation measures taken to contain the pandemic left social, psychological, economic, cultural, political, and personal ramifications in the lives of humankind. Individuals worldwide experienced several transitions in their lives because of the lock downs imposed worldwide. Confinement in the household, working from home, financial instability, loss of jobs, closure of schools, online classes, increased burden of care on women, and a host of other distinctive problems have blurred the boundaries between an individual's personal space and their life shared with others. Issues like these have given rise to a host of Mental Health problems among individuals of all age groups, which has enhanced the value of seeking Mental Health support from professionals. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)