The relationship between spiritual health and quality of life and their affecting factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iranian families: a web-based survey

ABSTRACT

Due to the prevalence of COVID-19, many people try to protect themselves against the virus by self-quarantining. Spiritual well-being improves the quality of life and helps people in hardships. This web-based descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 362 Iranian residents, in 2020. In this study, a multi-stage cluster sampling method was used. During the COVID-19 pandemic, spiritual well-being and quality of life were at medium levels in families. There is a positive relationship between spiritual well-being and quality of life, and a number of factors that affect them. It is necessary to design, implement and evaluate interventions considering these results.

KEYWORDS:

• COVID-19
• quality of life
• quarantine
• spiritual well-being
• pandemic

Acknowledgments

The authors are very grateful to the families participating in this study.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Ethical approval

The study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Mashhad Medical Sciences University (ethical approval code: IR.MUMS.REC.1399.181)

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Funding

This work was supported by the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.