Health-related Quality of Life among University Students: The Role of Demographic Variables
Published: March 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/29161.11258
Arash Ziapour, Neda Kianipour
1. Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
2. Students Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Correspondence
Dr. Neda Kianipour,
Students Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
E-mail: Nedakianipour@gmail.com
Introduction: Quality of life is seen as a broad concept pertaining to the sense of well-being and satisfaction in life. The physical and mental health of the students directly correlate with the health and future of the society.
Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of factors associated with quality of life on health promotion among students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, 453 students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences were selected through stratified random sampling in the academic year 2015-2016. For data collection, a demographic questionnaire and the SF-36 questionnaire were used. Data were analysed through the descriptive statistics (percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, independent t-test, and ANOVA). Further, the SPSS Statistics 21 Software was utilised for data analysis.
Results: The results of the present study showed that the mean and SD of the total score for health-related quality of life of students was measured to be 2.55±0.40. The results also indicated that quality of life significantly correlated with gender, age, marital status, education, faculty, and residence (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Considering the results of the present study and the desire of the students for a better quality of life, there is a necessity to introduce programs in universities to improve the quality of life. Also, more attention should be paid towards students’ health and quality of life during their education.
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