Impacto do COVID-19 na Qualidade de Vida com ênfase nas relações sociais em acadêmicos

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the global context of collective health, directly altering social relations. Due to the high number of patients and deaths, a period of social change was triggered, directly affecting the routine of major part of the population, including the academic community. Objective: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Health-Related Quality of Life of students from different courses at the Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul University, Três Lagoas Campus, regarding social relationships. Method: This was a descriptive and quantitative research to evaluate the quality of life in academics facing the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHOQOL-bref instrument was used to assess Health-Related Quality of Life, and Domain 3 (social relations) was assessed. The total sample obtained was 250 participants. Results: It was observed that the majority of the sample was female, aged 18 to 23 years, single, taking their first undergraduate course, residing from 2 to 4 people in the same household, and had a monthly family income of one thousand to three thousand reais. Facing the social relations evaluated by the instrument, it was verified that the majority was satisfied with personal relations, with sex life, and with the support received from close friends. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the survey results indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic did not negatively impact social relationships. These results are possibly due to the various communication and social networking technologies, as well as distance learning activities.