Nursing students' quality of life

Fidecki Wiesław, Wysokiński Mariusz, Jakubiec Izabela, Kulina Dorota, Kuszplak Kamil. Nursing students’ quality of life. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(9):136-145. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1345114

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Received: 28.07.2018. Revised: 28.07.2018. Accepted: 14.08.2018.

Nursing students’ quality of life

Fidecki Wiesław, Wysokiński Mariusz, Jakubiec Izabela, Kulina Dorota, Kuszplak  Kamil

Chair of Development in Nursing, Medical University of Lublin

Corresponding author:

Wiesław Fidecki

Chair of Development in Nursing

Medical University of Lublin

ul. Staszica 4-6

20-059 Lublin

tel. +48 81 448 68 04

e-mail: fidecki@interia.pl

Abstract

Introduction

Quality of life is a broad notion comprised of: a human being’s health state, their psychological state, social relations, a degree of independence as well as their attitude toward their surroundings.

The aim of the study

The research aimed at specifying nursing students’ subjective quality of life.

Material and methods

The study involved 210 nursing students of the Medical University of Lublin. The research cohort was comprised of 199 females and 11 males. The investigation was administered by means of the Polish version of the WHOQOL-Bref scale. This tool allowed to specify the quality of life in physical, psychological, environmental and social domains.

Results

Investigated students’ quality of life averaged out at 3.98, whereas their health state self-assessment averaged out at 3.73. The physical domain scored highest (averagely 15.54). Lower values were obtained in the sphere of social relations (15.52) and the environmental domain (13.81). The psychological domain scored lowest (13.62).

Conclusions

Nursing students’ quality of life averaged out at a satisfactory level. Investigated students’ health state self-assessment and marital status made a considerable difference for their quality of life. Male students and those with urban background assessed their quality of life at relatively higher levels.

Key words: quality of life, nursing students, WHOQOL-Bref Scale.