Qualidade de vida do estudante universitário e o rendimento acadêmico

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the quality of life (QOL) of students in the areas of human, exact and health sciences, correlating with the academic performance index (API). Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (FUJF-MG) in years 2014 and 2015, with a sample of 492 students. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was applied, in conjunction with a complementary questionnaire. The WHOQOL-BREF average scores were calculated and the API was dichotomized in high and low API. The Student’s t-test was used to evaluate the association of the QOL domains with the API, and the Spearman’s correlation coefficient was applied to investigate the association between each question of the questionnaires and the students’ API. Results: The human sciences area had the highest average API value and presented significant difference (p≤0.05) between the mean of students with high and low API in the most domains and facets of the QOL, in contrast with the API of exact and health sciences, which showed association with only one domain: psychological (p≤0.05) and environment (p≤0.05), respectively. There was correlation between the API of health science and only four aspects of QOL (p≤0.05), and the self-discipline aspect was correlated with the API in the three areas (p≤0.05). Conclusion: The human sciences area achieved the best averages for most domains of QOL. The API of human sciences students was associated with a greater number of facets of QOL. There was only one IRA association common to all three areas evaluated, with the self-assessment regarding self-discipline, organization and planning of study activities.