Comparative analysis of the influence of the quality of life related to health and the objective state of health on the academic performance of undergraduate students of medical and humanitarian specialties, taking into account the influence of environmental factors. The impact of the current state of health and quality of life on the academic performance of undergraduate medical and humanities

Abstract

A comparative analysis of the correlation of academic success with the self-assessment of physical and mental status and objective state of health, taking into account the infl uence of the main demographic and socio-economic parameters of undergraduate students of medical and humanitarian specialties, was being conducted from 01.12. 2017 to 01.06.2018 at the Far Eastern Federal University and the Pacifi c State Medical University. According to the study design, 412 students (215 (52,1 %) female, 198 (47,9 %) male, average age 19,5 (1,6) years) were selected in the 1-3 years studying at humanitarian and medical faculties. Self-assessment of physical health by students of the humanities in general was higher than that of medical students (68,2/62,3), and was consistent with the range of normal values in both subgroups. The comorbidity index was found to be 1,6 (0,5) for medical students and 1,8 (0,3) for humanitarian students. When constructing a regression model of the infl uence of various factors on academic performance in the pooled sample, it was found out that the most strongly associated with performance are: the comorbidity index (r=11,48, p<0,05), HRQoL (r=9,23, p<0,01). Also, the average level of correlation with academic performance was revealed in family income indicators (r=3,34, p<0,05), learning and living conditions (r=3,42, p<0,05), learning quality (r=5,37, p<0,05). Thus, undergraduate students of medical and humanitarian specialties have a high level of chronic somatic morbidity and comorbidity index, while students also assess their quality of life associated with health within the normal range of values. There is a high level of correlation of the level of academic performance with indicators of the comorbidity index, HRQoL, the correlation of the average degree with indicators of family income, conditions of education and living, quality of education.