Virtual Teaching Tool on Post-Disaster Adolescents’ Quality of Life Affected by Flood in Uttarakhand
Abstract
Introduction: Recurrent floods leave behind a terrible death toll, destroyed homes, destroyed food and crops, and a low quality of life. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate how well the virtual teaching tool (VTT) improved the quality of life (QOL) of adolescents who had been affected by flooding in Uttarakhand.
Method: A quasi-experimental study, including 417 adolescents aged 10–19 years who were affected by the flood at Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand were recruited using a purposive sampling technique; out of which, 400 adolescents participated successfully. Data were collected using self-structured sociodemographic variables and WHOQOL-BREF 26 items. VTT to improve QOL was administered after the pre-test.
Results: A notable proportion of adolescents were unemployed (65.75%) and came from families with a monthly income of less than INR 10,000 (77%). Despite these challenges, there was a significant improvement
in their quality of life based on WHOQOL-BREF scores: post-test mean ± SD score was 93.932 ± 9.134, compared to the pre-test mean ± SD score of 86.775 ± 10.481, significant at p < 0.05. Quality of life was significantly associated with age, religion, education, employment status, and habitation.
Conclusion: Adolescents affected by the flood had a low quality of life in the pre-test, but the administration of VTT was found to be beneficial in improving QOL in the post-test.
How to cite this article:
Devnarayan. Virtual Teaching Tool on PostDisaster Adolescents’ Quality of Life Affected
by Flood in Uttarakhand. Chettinad Health City
Med J. 2024;13(3):75-86.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2278.2044.202448
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