Introduction. University students are subjected to different kinds of
stressors, i.e. academic pressures, social issues and financial problems.
This can affect their academic achievements and quality of life. Objective.
The aim of this study was to determine the health-related quality of life of
university students, and how it is affected by the presence of chronic
diseases, mental disorders comorbidity, and patterns of medical services?
use. Methods. This web-based study included a sample of 1,410 Slovenian
university students. We used a self-administered questionnaire, containing a
sheet with demographic data, Zung?s self-assessment inventories about anxiety
and depression, and EQ-5D questionnaire. The main outcome measures were
scores on EQ-5D part and VAS part of the EQ-5D questionnaire. Results.
Independent factors associated with the health-related quality of life of
university students, were the presence of chronic pain, the presence of
depression and anxiety, need for urgent medical help and at least one visit
to a clinical specialist in the past year. The independent factors associated
with the health status of university students were the presence of chronic
diseases, chronic pain, depression and anxiety, a visit to a clinical
specialist, a need for urgent medical help and a visit to an emergency unit
in the past year. Conclusion. Health-related quality of life of university
students can be seriously affected by the presence of mental disorders and
chronic pain. Appropriate health-related measures should be adopted to
achieve early recognition of worse health-related quality of life, the
presence of mental disorders and other chronic conditions, and to enable
their effective treatment.
Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality of Life Among University Students in Turkey
