Health-related Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Undergraduate University Students

Nur, Naim; Kıbık, Ahmet; Kılıç, Esma; Sümer, Haldun

doi:10.5001/omj.2017.62

Cited by 26 publications

(29 citation statements)

References 19 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In addition, those between the age groups of 21 to 25 years were most likely degree students, who are expected to be more matured and can handle their life better (Macpherson, 2002), thus perceiving a better psychological quality. This result is in contrast with Nur et al, (2017) suggested that physical functioning quality had no significant difference between the age groups (less than 20 and 20 and above).…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

“…This is similar to the findings by (Klemenc-Ketis et al, 2011), where the final year students exhibited a better QoL. The university students in Turkey (Nur et al, 2017) also revealed an acceptably good QoL. Even though the total scores were found to be at a fair level, the students' ratings on their overall and general health are not worrisome.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Quality of Life Among Malaysian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pitil

Kadir

Wahed

2020

MJSSH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Quality of life reflects the health of individuals, physically and mentally. The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life among university students. A total sample of N=377 full-time students from various faculties of a single university were recruited following a cross-sectional study design. The World Health Organization QOL-BREF questionnaire was administered to measure the quality of life in four domains: physical quality, psychological quality, social relationship quality and environment quality. The total quality of life score obtained was 64.33 ± 8.02, which is in the fair category. For demographic comparisons, all domains were similar in distribution, except for age groups in the psychological health domain and sports involvement in the physical health domain. Older students reported a significantly higher mean scores for psychological health compared to the younger age group, while student-athletes scored higher in physical health than the non-athletes. Environment was scored lowest at (13.25 ± 1.78), while social relation was rated highest at (15.10 ± 3.07) among the participants. The overall quality of life and general health, and physical domains exhibited significant positive relationships, but some nonsignificant relationships were observed among student-athletes. Understanding the quality of life among university students would provide a beneficial information on their well-being. This study should become a benchmark to conduct other studies on similar topic especially among young adults. University counsellors and student’s affair departments should acknowledge this study as a reference for organizing students development programs and planning for intervention in improving students’ productivity if needed.

show abstract

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Quality of Life Among Malaysian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pitil

Kadir

Wahed

2020

MJSSH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Previous studies reported that, compared with current smokers, persons who had never smoked had significantly better health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and had less anxiety and depressive symptoms [11][12][13]. In most studies, the association of smoking with the mental health component of the HRQoL was stronger compared to that with the physical health component [13,14].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tobacco smoking and health-related quality of life among university students: Mediating effect of depression

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of this study was to assess the association between cigarette smoking and healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) among students in two different universities, and the potential mediating effect of depression. Participants were students who came for mandatory checkups at Student Health Care Centers in two Universities in Serbia, differing by socio-politically and economically environments. Students completed socio-demographic questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the SF-36 questionnaire for assessment of HRQoL. In both populations, after adjustment for socio-demographic, behavioral and health factors, smoking was associated with poorer Mental Composite Score (MCS) and Physical Composite Score (PCS)

show abstract

“…On the other hand, the major incremental effect obtained in relation to QALYs gained was for those had a weekly pocket money of more than €20. In relation this nding, Nur et al [31] found that young people who received an adequate amount of pocket money (understanding "adequate" similar to high) had a higher score in quality of life, speci cally in mental health. Hence, this could explain a better general HRQoL.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses were carried out for three subgroups (de ned by gender (female/male), age (< 17 years old/≥17 years old) and weekly pocket money (€0/€1 20/>€20)) due to differences found in the literature in these subgroups [7,[30][31][32]. Uncertainty was studied through multivariate deterministic sensitivity analysis of best/worst scenarios by the same subgroups mentioned above.…”

Section: Subgroup and Sensitivity Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis of a web-based computer-tailored intervention for prevention of binge drinking among Spanish adolescents

Vargas-Martínez

Lima‐Serrano

Trapero‐Bertran

2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundWorldwide, binge drinking (BD) today follows being a public health concern among adolescents. This study sought to assess the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of a web-based computer-tailored intervention to prevent BD in adolescence.MethodsThe sample was drawn from a study evaluating the Alerta Alcohol programme. The population consisted of adolescents aged 15–19. Decision tree analysis was used to estimate costs and health outcomes, as measured by number of BD occasions and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Incremental Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Utility Ratios were also calculated from National Health Service (NHS) and societal perspective and for a time horizon of four months. Multivariate deterministic sensitivity analysis of best/worst scenarios by subgroups was used to account for uncertainty.ResultsThe intervention was dominant from the societal perspective resulting in savings of €7,986.37 by one BD occasion averted per month. With regard to Incremental Cost-Utility Ratios, the intervention resulted in an incremental cost of €71.05 per QALY gained from NHS perspective and this was dominant, from societal perspective, resulting in savings of €34,126.64 per QALY gained in comparison with the control group. Subgroup analyses showed that the intervention resulted dominant for girls from both perspectives, and for those who were older (17 years or more) from NHS perspective.ConclusionComputer-tailored feedback is a cost-effective way to reduce BD and to increase QALYs among adolescents. However, long-term follow-up would probably be needed to capture major changes both in reduction of BD and in increasing of health-related quality of life.Trial registration(ClinicalTrials.gov): NCT03288896. Registration date: September 20, 2017. “Retrospectively registered”.

show abstract

Health-related Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Undergraduate University Students

Abstract: Young students' HRQOL is affected by socioeconomic, demographic, and behavioral factors. To improve student's HRQOL, any health-promoting strategies should focus on modifiable risk factors and socioeconomic supports for students.

Cited by 26 publications

References 19 publications

Quality of Life Among Malaysian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Quality of Life Among Malaysian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tobacco smoking and health-related quality of life among university students: Mediating effect of depression

Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis of a web-based computer-tailored intervention for prevention of binge drinking among Spanish adolescents

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About