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Psychosocial Factors Influencing Quality of Life Among Medical Students
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the influence of psychosocial factors on medical students’ quality of life (QOL). METHODS: A total of 408 medical students participated in this study. We collected data on participants’ sociodemographic details, symptoms of depression and Internet addiction, self-e...
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Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678151/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37997336 http://dx.doi.org/10.30773/pi.2023.0161 |
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author | Seo, Eun Hyun Kim, Seung-Gon Lee, Jae-Hon Dickey, Chandlee C. Kim, Mella Y. Ghumman, Ravneet Kaur Yoon, Hyung-Jun |
author_facet | Seo, Eun Hyun Kim, Seung-Gon Lee, Jae-Hon Dickey, Chandlee C. Kim, Mella Y. Ghumman, Ravneet Kaur Yoon, Hyung-Jun |
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description | OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the influence of psychosocial factors on medical students’ quality of life (QOL). METHODS: A total of 408 medical students participated in this study. We collected data on participants’ sociodemographic details, symptoms of depression and Internet addiction, self-esteem, social support, and QOL. QOL was assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Abbreviated form, which has four domains (physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment). A stepwise multiple linear regression model was constructed to identify factors’ independent impact on QOL. RESULTS: Higher levels of depression and Internet addiction were associated with lower scores in all domains of QOL, whereas higher levels of self-esteem and social support were associated with higher scores. Being in third-year versus first-year was associated with higher scores in the physical health and environment domains. Living alone or in dormitories, low or middle socioeconomic status, and insufficient or moderate pocket money were associated with lower scores in the environment domain. Additionally, female students displayed significantly lower scores for physical health, psychological health, and environment than male students, but not for social relationships. There were significant differences in certain domains of QOL due to sociodemographic factors. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the psychosocial factors influencing medical students’ QOL. Educational strategies focusing on strengthening self-esteem and social support as well as preventing depression and Internet addiction may contribute to improving medical students’ QOL. |
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spelling | pubmed-106781512023-11-01 Psychosocial Factors Influencing Quality of Life Among Medical Students Seo, Eun Hyun Kim, Seung-Gon Lee, Jae-Hon Dickey, Chandlee C. Kim, Mella Y. Ghumman, Ravneet Kaur Yoon, Hyung-Jun Psychiatry Investig Original Article OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the influence of psychosocial factors on medical students’ quality of life (QOL). METHODS: A total of 408 medical students participated in this study. We collected data on participants’ sociodemographic details, symptoms of depression and Internet addiction, self-esteem, social support, and QOL. QOL was assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Abbreviated form, which has four domains (physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment). A stepwise multiple linear regression model was constructed to identify factors’ independent impact on QOL. RESULTS: Higher levels of depression and Internet addiction were associated with lower scores in all domains of QOL, whereas higher levels of self-esteem and social support were associated with higher scores. Being in third-year versus first-year was associated with higher scores in the physical health and environment domains. Living alone or in dormitories, low or middle socioeconomic status, and insufficient or moderate pocket money were associated with lower scores in the environment domain. Additionally, female students displayed significantly lower scores for physical health, psychological health, and environment than male students, but not for social relationships. There were significant differences in certain domains of QOL due to sociodemographic factors. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the psychosocial factors influencing medical students’ QOL. Educational strategies focusing on strengthening self-esteem and social support as well as preventing depression and Internet addiction may contribute to improving medical students’ QOL. Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2023-11 2023-11-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10678151/ /pubmed/37997336 http://dx.doi.org/10.30773/pi.2023.0161 Text en Copyright © 2023 Korean Neuropsychiatric Association https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Seo, Eun Hyun Kim, Seung-Gon Lee, Jae-Hon Dickey, Chandlee C. Kim, Mella Y. Ghumman, Ravneet Kaur Yoon, Hyung-Jun Psychosocial Factors Influencing Quality of Life Among Medical Students |
title | Psychosocial Factors Influencing Quality of Life Among Medical Students |
title_full | Psychosocial Factors Influencing Quality of Life Among Medical Students |
title_fullStr | Psychosocial Factors Influencing Quality of Life Among Medical Students |
title_full_unstemmed | Psychosocial Factors Influencing Quality of Life Among Medical Students |
title_short | Psychosocial Factors Influencing Quality of Life Among Medical Students |
title_sort | psychosocial factors influencing quality of life among medical students |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678151/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37997336 http://dx.doi.org/10.30773/pi.2023.0161 |
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