[Use of the short (5-item) version of the WHO well-being questionnaire in first year students of Semmelweis University]

Autor: Mariann, Dinyáné Szabó, Gabriella, Pusztai
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Orvosi hetilap. 157(44)
ISSN: 0030-6002
Popis: Studies on well-being of students in higher education are in the centre of international research interest, because adult health as a value plays an important role in the life of future generation.The authors studied variables that affect the value of well-being (satisfaction with life, student success, satisfaction with academic infrastructure, sports and financial situation of parents) among medical and health science students starting their studies.The Hungarian version of the Word Health Organization WBI-5 (General Well-Being Index, 5-item version) were used. This questionnaire has a high internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha: 0.778).The unrotated principal component analysis of the questionnaire survey confirmed the homogeneity of the database utility (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin-index = 0.748; Bartlett test0.0001). On the basis of stepwise linear regression (R = 0.458, RThe authors conclude that short Well-Being Index is a reliable and valid instrument to measure positive quality of life of medical students. Furthermore, the Well-Being Index can help university faculties and lecturers to deploy the student facilities and to eliminate the harm of stress situations. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(44), 1762-1768.
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