106160 20230519145439.0 doi 10.3390/ijerph18073764 sideral 124082 ART-2021-124082 eng Lizana, P.A. Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on teacher quality of life: A longitudinal study from before and during the health crisis 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers were already reporting a low quality of life (QoL) perception, with a significant impact on mental and physical health due to various stress factors associated with work overload. The objective of this study was to evaluate the QoL impact on Chilean teachers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis was performed following a longitudinal design on a sample of 63 Chilean teachers in pre-pandemic and COVID-19 pandemic timeframes. QoL perception, along with teachers’ sociodemographic data, was evaluated via the Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire. Sociodemographic variables presented no significant variations in pre-pandemic and pandemic comparisons. QoL, however, showed a significant decrease during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic measurement (p < 0.01). In each gender, there were significant differences between pre-pandemic and pandemic timeframes, with a greater impact among women in the mental and physical component summary variables and seven of the eight QoL scales (p < 0.01). Between age categories, people under 45 presented significant differences (p < 0.05) between pre-pandemic and pandemic timeframes in all summary dimensions and measurements. In conclusion, Chilean teachers’ QoL perception has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings could be related to work overload due to teleworking or feelings of uncertainty, loneliness, and fear that the pandemic and its associated confinements will worsen. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 4.614 2021 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 45 / 183 = 0.246 2021 Q1 T1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 71 / 210 = 0.338 2021 Q2 T2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 100 / 279 = 0.358 2021 Q2 T2 0.814 2021 Pollution 2021 Q1 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2021 Q1 4.5 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Vega-Fernadez, G. Gomez-Bruton, A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0520-1640 Leyton, B. Lera, L. 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 18, 7 (2021), 3764 [11 pp] Int. j. environ. res. public health International journal of environmental research and public health 1661-7827 385675 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/106160/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2879374 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/106160/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:106160 articulos driver 2023-05-18-14:27:44 ARTICLE