Abstract
Background: Health forms the basis for an individual’s wellbeing and survival. Quality of life (QoL) is a subjective perception of an individual’s position in life and acts as a holistic factor in contributing and determining health and well-being of an individual. Healthcare education is a challenging and stressful academic path. Adolescence is defined as a period of ‘storm and stress’ and this is the phase during which an individual steps in to college life, which again is a transitional and stressful period . Aims and Objective: The current study aimed to assess the Quality of Life (QoL) among adolescent healthcare students in Chennai Materials and Methods: The current cross-sectional study was initiated after obtaining IEC clearance. First and second year Nursing and Allied Health Sciences (AHS) students (18-19 years) were included in the study (n-113). After obtaining basic details, Quality of Life (QoL) was assessed using WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire which contains 26 items assessing physical, psychological, social and environmental health. Results: Majority of the study participants were found to be from I year (56.6%) and AHS department (53.1%). Gender wise female participants (70.8%) were more than males. QoL scores showed that adolescent healthcare students have moderate QoL and females were found to have better physical (p 0.04) and environmental health (p 0.001) scores than their counterpart. Conclusion: The current shows that adolescent healthcare students have moderate Quality of Life (QoL) and females were found to have better QoL than males. Adolescence being the prime period of life, supportive measures in form of foundation sessions and orientation classes should be conducted for adolescent healthcare students for a healthy life.
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call