Predictors of the quality of life of medical university students in the initial period of schooling

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Kuznetsov ◽  
Kirill V. Kosilov ◽  
Ekaterina K. Fedorishcheva ◽  
Elena Yu. Kostina ◽  
Olga A. Barabash
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Professional Burnout ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Medical University

AIM: This study aimed to examine prognostic parameters of health-related quality of life of medical students to determine the possibilities of its correlation with subsequent optimization of the educational environment of the university. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted from 02/01/2017 to 01/10/2020 at the School of Biomedicine of the Far Eastern Federal University and the Pacific State Medical University. It included 496 students of both sexes [251 (50.6%) women, 245 (49.4%) men; average age, 20.4 years] enrolled in 13 medical courses. Demographic characteristics, education and living conditions, and morbidity data were collected using the comprehensive I.V. Pozdeeva questionnaire (2008) supplemented by authors as well as the standard medical documentation of the polyclinic. The MOS SF-36 Health-Related Quality of Life Brief Self-Assessment Questionnaire was used to evaluate the health-related quality of life. The Academic Motivation Scale questionnaire survey was performed, and statistical data on academic performance were collected using K. Maslach and S. Jackson questionnaire for the administrative offices of educational institutions. RESULTS: The following scores were obtained on the self-assessment of the quality of life: physical functioning, 58.8 points; role functioning, 27.4 points; somatic pain (reverse assessment), 79.4 points; general well-being, 48.6 points; hardiness, 61.2 points; social functioning, 57.3 points; emotional status, 51.0 points; psychological comfort, 53.7 points. The students showed a high level of motivation to learn (47.759.8 points by the Vallerand scale) and a low professional burnout index (24.944.0 by Maslach and Jackson scale); the performance indicators were 4.14.6 points. Each parameter of self-assessment of physical and mental state is significantly associated with the composite average assessment of the health-related quality of life (r=0.490.86; p0.05). The health-related quality of life of medical students was found to be associated with academic performance (=0.27, p0.05), but motivation to study (=0.35, p0.05) was not correlated with the level of professional burnout. A strong relationship was also found between health-related quality of life and comorbidity (=0.30, p0.05) and sports (=0.27, p0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The scores on the total self-assessment of the quality of life by medical students are within the normal range. Most students are highly motivated to learn, perform well, and have little or no burnout. The health-related quality of life of medical students at the start of their schooling is reliably influenced by academic performance, motivation to study, and level of chronic morbidity and physical activity.

scholarly journals Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and its correlation with academic performance of medical students

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahid Sarwar ◽  
Abdul Aleem ◽  
Muhammad Arif Nadeem
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
P Value ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Role Limitation ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective: To determine health related quality of life (HRQOL) of medical students and its correlation with their academic performance. Methods: Cross sectional study at Services Institute of Medical Sciences, included students of 4th and final year MBBS, who filled SF-36 proforma of HRQOL. Scores of 8-domains and of physical component and mental component summary were determined. Marks in all professional examinations were used to stratify students as high performers (≥ 70% marks) and average performing students (< 70%). HRQOL scores was correlated with academic performance using unpaired student’s t-test. Results: Among 267 students included, mental health score (56.2±21.3) was lower than physical health component score (69.03±18.5). Role limitation due to emotional health (RE) (44.81), Vitality (VT) (54.19) and general health perception (GH) (58.89) had lower scores among 8domains of questionnaire. Female students had significantly lower scores in role limitation due to emotional problems (p value <0.04), vitality (<0.05), bodily pain (p value <0.05) and general health perception (p value<0.03) than male students. Physical health and role limitation due to physical health domains were better in high performing students. Conclusion: Mental health of medical students is suboptimal, especially among female students. Students with better physical health have better academic performance. How to cite this:Sarwar S, Aleem A, Nadeem MA. Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and its correlation with academic performance of medical students. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(1):266-270. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.1.147 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Medical students` health-related quality of life - a comparative study

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 751-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Latas ◽  
Tihomir Stojkovic ◽  
Tijana Ralic ◽  
Svetlana Jovanovic ◽  
Zeljko Spiric ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Medical University

Background/Aim. Previous studies on medical students? subjective perception of health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) showed inconclusive results. Moreover, there are no published studies to compare HRQoL of medical students to non-medical university students. The aim of the study was to assess subjective perception of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in medical students? sample, to compare it with non-medical university stu-dents and to ascertain predictors of better perception of HRQoL in medical students. Methods. Scores of all domains on the Mental and Physical Component Summary subscales and total score of the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), used for assessment of HRQoL in samples of 561 medical and 332 non-medical university students were assessed and compared. In addition, linear regression to identify predictors of better perception of mental and physical components of HRQoL and overall HRQoL in the sample of medical students was used. The dependant variables were subscores and total score with the SF- 36, and independent variables were certain sociodemographic and academic characteristics of the students. Results. Medical students had statistically significantly higher scores on the Mental Component Summary and total SF-36 score compared to non-medical students. Linear regression analysis demonstrated that higher scores of Physical Component Summary were associated with age, male sex and the year of studies. The Mental Component Summary were associated with age, male sex, the year of studies and marital status. The total SF-36 score was associated with age, male sex and the year of studies. Conclusion. Medical students perceive their health much better than other university students do, but female, older and second grade medical students have worse perception of their HRQoL. Those points should be potential target areas for specific prevention and treatment in order to achieve better HRQoL.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life of Medical Students in a Chinese University: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 5165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanli Qiu ◽  
Mingkang Yao ◽  
Yiwei Guo ◽  
Xiaowei Zhang ◽  
Shuoyang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Thus far, there have been no studies adapting the Mandarin 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (the SF-36) questionnaire for assessment of the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of medical students in China. This study aimed to explore the feasibility of that form and analyse its impact factors. The study involved 498 randomly sampled medical students stratified by their academic majors, and general information was collected. The effective response rate was 83.53%. Split-half reliability coefficients and Cronbach’s α coefficients of seven dimensions were more than 0.7 with the exception of the social function (SF) dimension. Spearman’s correlation analysis results were basically in accord with the theoretical construction of the SF-36. The HRQOL of the students was scored from 43.83 (the RE dimension) to 93.34 (the PF dimension). The primary impact factors affecting the HRQOL of medical students included major, sleep quality, degree of physical exercise, post-exercise status, relationship with roommate, and satisfaction with family. These findings suggested that the Mandarin SF-36 was reliable for measuring the HRQOL, that the HRQOL of medical students in a Chinese university was relatively poor, and that its improvement requires concerted efforts.

Self-assessment of oral health, dental health care and oral health-related quality of life among Parkinson's disease patients

Gerodontology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Greta Barbe ◽  
Nadine Bock ◽  
Sonja Henny Maria Derman ◽  
Moritz Felsch ◽  
Lars Timmermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Dental Health Care ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life of medical students in a Brazilian student loan programme

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliane Lins ◽  
Fernando Martins Carvalho ◽  
Marta Silva Menezes ◽  
Larissa Porto-Silva ◽  
Hannah Damasceno
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Loan ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND FUNCTIONAL HEALTH STATUS QUESTIONNAIRES IN OROPHARYNGEAL DYSPHAGIA

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
P. Orlandoni ◽  
N. Jukic Peladic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Functional Health Status ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia negatively affects the quality of life of patients. It may lead to malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia and death, especially in older people. Dysphagia and its level of severity have to be assessed accurately and in a timely fashion, because only early intervention can prevent the onset of complications. There are numerous self-administered questionnaires to monitor both the severity of dysphagia and the effectiveness of therapeutic approaches. The objective of this article is to conduct a literature review and to illustrate the characteristics of various self-assessment questionnaires for oropharyngeal dysphagia. Methods: A search of observational studies of adult populations with dysphagia, published from 1990 to June 2014, was performed in the electronic database Pubmed. Results: A total of 23 self-assessment questionnaires, on Health-related Quality of Life and Functional Health status, were identified. Fourteen questionnaires were excluded from the analysis for the following reasons: the questionnaire was written in a language other than English or Italian (n=3); the questionnaire was specific for caregivers (n=1); the questionnaires were not specific for oropharyngeal dysphagia (n=10). Nine questionnaires, validated in adult populations, were examined. Only two self-assessment questionnaires on quality of life - DHI (Dysphagia Handicap Index) and SWAL-QOL (Swallowing Quality Of Life) - were correctly validated; other questionnaires had methodological errors. Conclusions: A specific self-assessment questionnaire for older adults was not found. Almost all of the currently available questionnaires need to be improved methodologically. Furthermore, new questionnaires specifically for older people should be developed.

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