Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš (Author), Janko Kersnik (Author), Ksenija Eder (Author), Dušan Colarič (Author)

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 aimof 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 scoreson 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 toa 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 inthe 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 achieveearly recognition of worse health-related quality of life, the presenceof mental disorders and other chronic conditions, and to enable their effective treatment.

Keywords

quality of life;students;chronic disease;pain;depression;anxiety;

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Language: English
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Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UM MF - Faculty of Medicine
UDC: 614
COBISS: 28457945 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0370-8179
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Secondary language: Serbian (cirilic)
Secondary title: Faktori udruženi s kvalitetom života studenata u odnosu na njihovo zdravstveno stanje
Secondary abstract: Uvod: Studenti su izloženi različitim stresovima, kao što su pritisak studija, društvena pitanja i finansijski problemi. To sve može da utiče na njihove rezultate studiranja i kvalitet života. Cilj rada: Cilj istraživanja je bio da se odredi kvalitet života studenata u odnosu na njihovo zdravstveno stanje i kako na njega utiču hronična oboljenja, mentalni poremećaji, komorbiditeti i način korišćenja zdravstvenih usluga. Metode rada: Istraživanje zasnovano na upotrebi interneta obuhvatilo je uzorak od 1.410 studenata fakulteta u Sloveniji. Korišćen je upitnik koji je sadržavao pitanja o demografskim podacima ispitanika, Zungove (Zung) upitnike o samoproceni anksioznosti i depresije i EQ-5D upitnik (upitnik emotivne inteligencije). Glavni rezultati obuhvatili su ukupan zbir bodova iz EQ-5D dela i VAS (vizuelna analogna skala bola) dela upitnika EQ-5D. Rezultati: Nezavisni faktori udruženi s kvalitetom života studenta u odnosu na njihovo zdravstveno stanje obuhvatili su: postojanje hroničnog bola, postojanje depresije i anksioznosti, potrebu hitne medicinske pomoći i najmanje jedan specijalistički pregled na klinici tokom prethodne godine. Nezavisni faktori udruženi sa zdravstvenim stanjem studenta bili su: postojanje hroničnih oboljenja, hroničnih bolova, depresije i anksioznosti, pregled kod kliničkog specijaliste, potrebu hitne medicinske pomoći i pregled na odeljenju za hitnu pomoć tokom prethodne godine. Zaključak: Kvalitet života studenata u odnosu na njihovo zdravstveno stanje može da bude ozbiljno ugrožen usled mentalnih poremećaja i hroničnih bolova. Potrebno je da se primene odgovarajuće mere zdravstvene zaštite koje bi omogućile rano prepoznavanje pogoršanog kvaliteta života, zastupljenost mentalnih poremećaja i drugih hroničnih stanja, kako bi se sprovelo efikasno lečenje studenata.
Secondary keywords: Students;Stress, Psychological;Chronic Disease;Pain;Depressive Disorder;Adult;Anxiety Disorders;Comorbidity;Health Status;Quality Of Life;Questionnaires;Bolečina;Kronična bolezen;Študenti;Depresivna motnja;Stres psihološki;Soobolevnost;Kvaliteta življenja;Odrasli;Zdravstveno stanje;Nevroze anksiozne;Ankete;
URN: URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS): Scientific work
Pages: str. 197-202
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ139
Issue: ǂissue ǂ3/4
Chronology: 2011
DOI: 10.2298/SARH1104197K
ID: 10852676