CHỈ SỐ HẠNH PHÚC WHO-5 VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN Ở BỆNH NHÂN MẮC COVID 19 TẠI THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH: MỘT KHẢO SÁT CẮT NGANG

Abstract

Background: WHO-5 is a widely used generic self-report tool to measure psychological well-being, specifically WHO-5 attempts to measure emotional well-being. Very little research has focused on the psychology of happiness. In particular, over the past time, Ho Chi Minh City is the largest epidemic center of the country. Instructing patients to take care of themselves and monitor their health will relieve psychological problems that need attention. Objectives: Describe the level of happiness according to WHO-5 and explore some related factors in patients with mild COVID-19 treated at home. Subjects and methods: Conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study in 685 patients using google form with WHO-5 well-being index in Ho Chi Minh city from 1/2022-3/2022. Results: The mean score of WHO-5 happiness index is 8± 6.04. After subgrouping the cutoff point of 13, it showed that 74.3% of the study subjects were unhappy. There is a statistically significant relationship between happiness level and gender, place of residence, education level, fear of spreading covid-19 to other members living together, feeling that people living in the same house or community The community was shunned and discriminated against because they were infected with covid-19 with p<0.05. Conclusion: Mild COVID patients treated at home lack high happiness. Therefore, it is necessary to receive support to reduce this rate, especially the problem of infecting relatives and the stigma of those around.