Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- . Nafiseh Ghassab‑Abdollahi
- . Seyed Kazem Shakouri 1
- . Alireza Taheri Aghdam 2
- . Ali Farshbaf‑Khalili 2
- . Somayeh Abdolalipour 3
- . Azizeh Farshbaf‑Khalili 1
1 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2 Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
3 Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Medical students face a variety of challenges during their years of medical education
that can affect their quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to investigate the association of QOL
with physical activity (PA), depression, and demographic characteristics, as well as to determine its
predictors among medical students in different stages of education.
METHODS: A cross‑sectional descriptive‑correlational study was conducted on 186 medical students
of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in different educational stages including basic sciences,
physiopathology, externship, and internship using stratified random sampling method. Data were
collected using demographic questionnaire, International PA Questionnaire, World Health Organization
QOL Questionnaire, and Beck depression inventory‑2. Data analysis was performed using SPSS/Ver 23
through descriptive and analytic statistics including one‑way analysis of variance, independent t‑test,
Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient, and multivariate linear regression model.
RESULTS: There were significant differences in total score of QOL among students in different
stages (P < 0.05). There were indirect significant correlations between total score of QOL (β [confidence
interval 95%]:−0.85 [−1.11–−0.59]) and its all subdomains with Beck depression score but direct
significant correlations with total PA (P < 0.05) except for social relationship. Educational stage,
employment status, family income, inhabitant, moderate PA, and depression were the predictors of
QOL and altogether explained 63% of its variance.
CONCLUSIONS: To pay attention to the predictors of QOL, life among medical students seems
necessary for increasing their QOL to provide high‑quality care for people with disabilities as well
as for the whole community.
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