Health‑Related Quality of Life among Employed and Unemployed Women: A Cross‑sectional Study

Vandna Pandey,, Remiya Mohan,, P. Gangadevi,, Nancy Kurien,, Joyce Joseph

Abstract


Background: The general belief is that working women have better quality of life (QOL), yet the dual responsibility of home and workplace may have physiological or psychological issues. The study compares the Health‑Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of employed and unemployed women. Material and Methods: A descriptive study using convenience sampling technique was conducted, and the data were collected online using Google Forms. SF 36 questionnaire was used to assess the HRQOL of two groups aged 20 to 45 years age. The study participants were employed and unemployed women working or not working for 6 months or more. Results: The study results show that 72.80% of employed and 70% of unemployed women had good HRQOL. Conclusions: The study result reflects that both employed and unemployed women had good HRQOL. Our results reflect that the physical aspects of unemployed women were better than those of employed women, whereas employed women had better emotional wellbeing.

 


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General health, health‑related quality of life, psychological wellbeing, women

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