Mental and physical health-related quality of life and their associated factors among students of a comprehensive allied health institution

Autor: Saddam F Kanaan, Fidaa Almomani, Yousef Khader, Khader A Almhdawi, Muhammed Al-Jarrah, Zeid Al-Hourani, Mazin Alqhazo
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Work (Reading, Mass.). 70(1)
ISSN: 1875-9270
Popis: BACKGROUND: Healthcare students are subjected to critical levels of mental and physical stress that might hinder their quality of life. OBJECTIVES: This study comprehensively investigated physical and mental Health-related Quality of Life (HR-QoL) and their associated factors among Allied Health (AH) students of nine academic majors. METHODS: Participants completed anonymous questionnaire included demographics and life style, HR-QoL measured by the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS21), and Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. SF-12 Physical (PCS) and Mental (MCS) Components Summary scores were compared between gender and between academic majors. Multiple linear regressions were conducted to examine factor associated with PCS and MCS scores. RESULTS: A total of 838 students (77.4% females) participated in the study. The overall PCS was 45.64±7.93 and statistically different between majors (P
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