Abstract
Objective:To determine the quality of life of students of a private medical college in Karachi in Pakistan.Methods:This cross sectional study was conducted among 217 medical students of Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi from June 2017 to March 2018. Students were selected by a stratified sampling method and the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF Instruments (WHO QOL-BREF) was used for the above-mentioned study. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 21 and Analysis of variance (ANOVA). Independent t-test was used as p <0.05 significant.Results:A total of 250 questionnaires were distributed among 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year and final year students and the response rate was 86.8%. Among them 48.5% (n=105) students were male and 51.5% (n=112) students were female, while 9.2% (n=20) students were currently ill and the other 90.8% (n=197) were healthy.Conclusion:Medical education influences the quality of life (QOL) of students adversely. Social relationships and environmental domain were satisfactory in private medical institutes whereas physical and psychological progress was low due to academic load which requires improvement either by physical activities such as fitness classes or other extra-curricular activities.
Highlights
According to World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO QOL) is defined as, “An individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of culture and value system in which they live, and in relation of their goals, expectations, standards and concerns”.1 Quality of Life (QOL) is the broad context encompassing Health Related Quality of life(HRQOL).[2]
As we know that the World Health Organization (WHO) have explained the quality of life, but they weren’t able to determine the minimum level of quality of life, considering the age, gender, occupation, and culture.[3]
The maximum number of students who participated were from 2nd year; 32.7% (n=71), 22.1% (n=48) students were from 3rd year 30% (n=65) of students were from 4th year and 15.3% (n=33) of students were from final year. 4.1% (n=9) were married and 95.1% (n=208) students were single
Summary
According to World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO QOL) is defined as, “An individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of culture and value system in which they live, and in relation of their goals, expectations, standards and concerns”.1 Quality of Life (QOL) is the broad context encompassing Health Related Quality of life(HRQOL).[2]. According to World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO QOL) is defined as, “An individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of culture and value system in which they live, and in relation of their goals, expectations, standards and concerns”.1. Quality of Life (QOL) is the broad context encompassing Health Related Quality of life(HRQOL).[2] As we know that the World Health Organization (WHO) have explained the quality of life, but they weren’t able to determine the minimum level of quality of life, considering the age, gender, occupation, and culture.[3]. Once acquired, the students further have to face academic challenges within the institution itself. This eventually brings them in a state of stress
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