Abstract

MARTINS, Raquel; SILVA, Eraldo; VICENTE, José  and  GROSSI-MILANI, Rute. The university and its impact on academic’s quality of life. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2023, vol.24, n.2, pp.550-560.  Epub Oct 31, 2023. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/23psd240211.

The present study aimed to analyze the perception of quality of life (QOL) of students at a health-promoting institution, by grade, verifying the effect that experience throughout the grade has on QOL. A cross-sectional case study was designed, with a representative sample of 390 university students from the institution. To assess QoL, the WHOQOL-bref (OMS) instrument was used, together with the sociodemographic questionnaire. Data were analyzed with descriptive and analytical statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics. The results showed that the 1st year of graduation had the highest percentage of students who improved their QOL and, as the series progressed, the positive perception of quality of life gradually increased, with statistically significant rates between the 1st and 3rd year. (p = 0.044) and 1st and 4th year (p = 0.010). It was found that, as the student advanced in grade, having spent more time at the institution, there was a tendency for the average quality of life to increase. It is concluded that the university environment, by promoting health, can contribute positively to improving the quality of life of students.

Keywords : Quality of life; Youth health; Health promotion.

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