Correlation of Depression, Anxiety and Stress with Quality of Life in COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Due to Covid-19 pandemic the psychological health of individuals is disturbed globally. There is a dire need of looking into details about the effects of mental health issues on quality of life (QOL). Objectives: To determine correlation between depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life among adults in Covid-19 and evaluate the impact of demographics on quality of life. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study carried out at a tertiary care hospital. Patients presenting in the psychiatry outdoor of age 18 to 60 years, of both genders and scoring ≥21 on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) were enrolled in the study and depression, anxiety and stress severity was assessed and Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) was applied on all to assess their quality of life. All findings were then subjected to statistical analysis. Results: The mean age of the patients was 21.78±3.204, mean depression score on DASS was 8.58±4.510, mean anxiety score on DASS was 11.68±4.160 and the mean stress score on DASS was 14.84±3.192. There were 63.5% males and 36.5% females. Depression, anxiety and stress had a negative correlation with quality of life. Depression and stress were significantly correlated negatively with quality of life (p=0.000). No demographical factor was significantly associated with poor quality of life. Conclusion: Depression, anxiety and stress were negatively correlated with poorer QOL and depression and stress had significant association with poor QOL. Key words: Anxiety, Depression, Covid-19, Quality of life How to cite: Rashid A., Mudassar U., Tariq I., Zaheer A., Iftikhar M., Mazhar N. Correlation of Depression, Anxiety and Stress with Quality of Life in COVID-19 Pandemic. Esculapio 2021;17(02):195-199.