| Title: | Factors associated with health-related quality of life among university students |
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| Authors: | ID Klemenc-Ketiš, Zalika (Author)
ID Kersnik, Janko (Author)
ID Eder, Ksenija (Author)
ID Colarič, Dušan (Author) |
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| Files: |  Srpski_arhiv_za_celokupno_lekarstvo_2011_Klemenc-Ketis_et_al._Factors_associated_with_health-related_quality_of_life_among_university_st.pdf (192,97 KB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | MF - Faculty of Medicine
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | quality of life, students, chronic disease, pain, depression, anxiety |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2011 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 197-202 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 139, št. 3/4 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-67163  |
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| ISSN: | 0370-8179 |
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| UDC: | 614 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0370-8179 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 28457945 |
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| DOI: | 10.2298/SARH1104197K |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:SRUTNQBJ |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 04.08.2017 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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