Changes in the Health-related Quality of Life of Chinese Women in Japan Following the COVID-19 Outbreak

Yunjie Luo; Yoko Sato

doi:10.3390/ECERPH-3-09107

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Changes in the Health-related Quality of Life of Chinese Women in Japan Following the COVID-19 Outbreak

Yunjie Luo

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Yoko Sato

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¹ Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University
² Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University

Published: 11 January 2021 by MDPI in The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Environmental Research and Public Health —Public Health Issues in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic session Mental Health

https://doi.org/10.3390/ECERPH-3-09107

Abstract:

This study aimed to evaluate the changes in the health-related quality of life of immigrant Chinese women in Japan following the COVID-19 outbreaks. We conducted a paper questionnaire survey and an electronic questionnaire survey before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. HRQOL was evaluated using the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey version 2.0. The women showed a high impaired risk of functioning due to mental health problems and presented a decreased impaired risk of the physical health-related domain. The women demonstrated poor mental health, but emergency prevention measures have given them a chance to rest and improve their physical health.

Keywords: mental health; physical health; quality of life; COVID-19, immigrant women

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