en پرستاری پرستاری پژوهشی اصیل Original Article <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:13.0pt"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:#660066">Background and Objective:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Life expectancy and the consequences of its impairment may affect quality of life and suicide. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on life expectancy in residents of Gonabad city.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:13.0pt"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:#660066">Methods: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">This cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 Gonabad residents (general population) from February 2021 to April 2022 using stratified-random sampling method. Data collection was performed through phone interview. Demographic questionnaire and Schneider&#39;s life expectancy scale were used. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS software version 23.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:13.0pt"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:#660066">Findings: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Of the 300 participants (53% female and 47% male), 153 were COVID-19 recovered and 147 did not have the history of COVID-19. The average life expectancy score in COVID-19 recovered participants was significantly lower compared to those without the history of COVID-19 (29.17 &plusmn; 5.96 and 31.94&plusmn;4.34, respectively, p=0.001). Also, there was a significant and positive relationship between mean scores of life expectancy and age, gender, education, economic status, the presence of high-risk individuals at home, history of underlying diseases, and smoking (p<0.05). </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:13.0pt"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:#660066">Conclusion: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">The results of this study stated that life expectancy score in COVID-19 recovered participants was a lower than that of participants without COVID-19 history. Therefore, the role of other variables, including age, gender, and disease history on life expectancy was more prominent on life expectancy in COVID-19 recovered participants.</span></span></span></span></span> Life expectancy, COVID-19, Corona Virus-2019 39 47 http://crms.mubabol.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-168-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 E Pourshahri epourshahri@yahoo.com 10031947532846001771 10031947532846001771 No Nursing student, Student Research Committee, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran J Bazeli Javad_bazeli@yahoo.com 10031947532846001772 10031947532846001772 No Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran S Najafi s.najafi2012@yahoo.com 10031947532846001773 10031947532846001773 No Lecturer, MSc in Medical Surgical Nursing and faculty member, School of Nursing, Nursing Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran N Khajavian nasim12456@yahoo.com 10031947532846001774 10031947532846001774 No Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran A Mohammadpour amohammadpur@yahoo.com 10031947532846001775 10031947532846001775 Yes Professor in nursing, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.