Volume 24, Issue 106, November - December, 2020

Evaluation of health-related quality of life among healthcare professionals– A cross-sectional study findings

Muhammad Shahid Iqbal^1♦, Muhammad Zahid Iqbal², Salah-Ud-Din Khan³, Eldowaik Mohamed Salah Saad⁴, Yaman Walid Kassab⁴

¹Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia.
²Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, 08100, Bedong, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
³Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁴Department of Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Cyberjaya, Cyberjaya, Malaysia.

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia; Email: m.javed@psau.edu.sa

ABSTRACT

Objective: The aim of the current study was to evaluate HRQoL among HCPs in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed and conducted among HCPs using "WHOQOL-BREF" which is a standardized HRQoL measuring tool. Data were obtained and analyzed using both, descriptive and inferential statistics by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0. Results: A total of 310 HCPs participated the study. There were more females than males (n=188, 60.6%, and n=122, 39.4% respectively). The mean scores for four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF i.e. physical health, psychological, social relationships and environmental domains were 68.91±13.60, 72.31±15.93, 73.49±16.17, and 70.42±15.86, respectively. Conclusion: In Malaysia, overall the HCPs had better HRQoL and had good access to excellent healthcare facilities, good self-esteem, and friendly social circles.

Keywords: HCPs, HRQoL, WHOQOL-BREF, Malaysia

Medical Science, 2020, 24(106), 4471-4476

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