ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AFFECTING QUALITY OF LIFE DURING COVID-19 IN IT SECTOR WORKERS, DUE TO WORK FROM HOME

Background- Everyone has anxiety from time to time, but chronic anxiety can interfere with your quality of life.Depression is a mood disorder that involves a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.Major life events,such asbereavement or the loss of a job,can lead to depression.Aim & Objectives:- The objective of this study was to demonstrate that anxiety and depression has a significant affecton QOL during covid-19 in IT sector workers due to work from home .Study Design-An survey design study was conducted.Methods-: Written consent from participants was taken.Qol was assessed by the Qol scale,Hamilton anxiety scale andpatient health questionnaire (degree of depression severity).Statistical analysis was done .Result – There was mild correlation between the severity of anxiety and depression but also There was no correlationbetween QoL.Conclusion – It was seen that there was increase in Anxiety and Depression due to the external environmental factorsbut it didn't affect the Quality of life.