Well-Being of Healthcare Workers and the General Public during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam: An Online Survey

Tuyen Dinh Hoang, Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Nhan Phuc Thanh Nguyen, Trung Dinh Tran and Thang Van Vo
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Tuyen Dinh Hoang: Institute for Community Health Research, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue 530000, Vietnam
Robert Colebunders: Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo: Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Nhan Phuc Thanh Nguyen: Institute for Community Health Research, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue 530000, Vietnam
Trung Dinh Tran: Faculty of Public Health, Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
Thang Van Vo: Institute for Community Health Research, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue 530000, Vietnam

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-10

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictive measures implemented may considerably affect people’s lives. This study aimed to assess the well-being of Vietnamese people after COVID-19 lockdown measures were lifted and life gradually returned to normal. An online survey was organized from 21 to 25 April 2020 among Vietnamese residents aged 18 and over. The survey was launched by the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy. The WHO-5 Well-Being Index (scored 0–25) was used to score participants’ well-being. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to determine the predictors of well-being. A total of 1922 responses were analyzed (mean age: 31 years; 30.5% male; 88.2% health professionals or students in the health sector). The mean well-being score was 17.35 ± 4.97. Determinants of a high well-being score (?13) included older age, eating healthy food, practicing physical exercise, working from home, and adhering to the COVID-19 preventive measures. Female participants, persons worried about their relatives’ health, and smokers were more likely to have a low well-being score. In conclusion, after the lockdown measures were lifted, the Vietnamese have people continued to follow COVID-19 preventive measures, and most of them scored high on the well-being scale. Waiting to achieve large-scale COVID-19 vaccine coverage, promoting preventive COVID-19 measures remains important, together with strategies to guarantee the well-being of the Vietnamese people.

Keywords: WHO-5 well-being; COVID-19; social distancing; preventive measures; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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