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Quality of Life Assessment in Students from Polish Universities during the COVID-19 Pandemic According to WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire

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  • Agata Trzcionka

    (Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, plac Akademicki 17, 41-902 Bytom, Poland)

  • Marta Włodarczyk-Sielicka

    (Department of Geoinformatics and Hydrography, Maritime University of Szczecin, Waly Chrobrego 1-2, 70-500 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Piotr Surmiak

    (Department of Neonatology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, ul. Medyków 4, 40-152 Katowice, Poland)

  • Anna Szymańska

    (Department of Neonatal Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, ul.3-go Maja 13-15, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland)

  • Artur Pohl

    (Department of Non-European Political Studies in Poznań, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznań, Poland)

  • Marta Tanasiewicz

    (Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, plac Akademicki 17, 41-902 Bytom, Poland)

Abstract

The outbreak of COVID-19 in December 2019 in China influenced the lives of people all over the world. Many had to face the completely new situation of lockdown. These changes influenced many aspects of life. Students’ quality of life changed as well. The aim of the study was to assess the differences in the quality of life of students with regard to the field of study and the knowledge regarding medicine. The study population consisted of 500 students from three Polish universities (Medical University of Silesia, Maritime University of Szczecin and Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań). Study participants were invited to fill in an online cross-sectional quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) created by the World Health Organization (WHO). The analysis was done using the IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0 programme. The obtained results showed differences in respondents’ reactions in two domains. The lowest resistance to the critical situation was observed in women who studied at the technical university. Higher values of resistance were observed in women studying medical sciences.

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  • Agata Trzcionka & Marta Włodarczyk-Sielicka & Piotr Surmiak & Anna Szymańska & Artur Pohl & Marta Tanasiewicz, 2022. "Quality of Life Assessment in Students from Polish Universities during the COVID-19 Pandemic According to WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:13:p:8117-:d:854077
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