Assessment of the quality of life of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Carvalho, Adriana Assis; Vilela, Ana Amélia Freitas; Alcântara, Keila Correia de; Lopes, Flávio Marques

doi:10.1590/1982-57652024v29id27472311

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Article • Evaluation (Campinas; Sorocaba) 29 • 2024 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-57652024v29id27472311 copy

Assessment of the quality of life of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Abstract

Several studies have shown COVID-19 has affected the mental health and quality of life of students. This study aimed to assess the quality of life of students in two Brazilian public universities in 2020, using a cross-sectional study. The profile of the participants was delineated from a sociodemographic questionnaire, and the quality of life was assessed by the WHOQOL-bref. A total of 144 students were assessed, in which most of them were under 23 (57%), female (78%), self-declared brown (46%) and without a partner (87%). Most of them declared to sleep less than 8 hours a day, considered their quality of life to be good, and were satisfied with their health. The social relationships domain had the highest average, followed by the environment, physical and psychological domains. The perception of the student's quality of life was considered good, and the factors associated were sex, family income, and number of sleeping hours.

Keywords:
quality of life; university student; COVID-19

CATEGORICAL VARIABLES	N (%)
Higher Education Institution
IES 1	62 (43,1)
IES 2	82 (56,9)
City of residence
In the same city as the HEI	82 (56,9)
In another city	62 (43,1)
Age (years)
< 23	82 (56,9)
≥ 23	62 (43,1)
Gender
Male	32 (22,2)
Female	112 (77,8)
Skin color
White	57 (39,6)
Brown	66 (45,8)
Yellow	16 (11,1)
Black	4 (2,8)
Indigenous	1 (0,7)
Marital status
With partner	18 (12,5)
Without partner	126 (87,5)
Family income
≤ 4 minimum salaries	70 (48,6)
> 4 minimum salaries	74 (51,4)
Number of Hours Slept
< 8 hours per night	78 (54,17)
≥ 8 hours per night	66 (45,83)

VARIABLES		General/Total QoL Mean and SD	Physical Domain Mean and SD	Psychological Domain Mean and SD	Social Relationships Domain Mean and SD	Environment Domain Mean and SD
Number of Hours Slept	< 8 hours (n=78)	12,56 (0,25)	12,42 (0,24)	12,16 (0,33)	12,92 (0,47)	12,58 (0,33)
	≥ 8 hours (n=66)	13,65 (0,27)	13,18 (0,35)	13,41 (0,29)	14,14 (0,45)	13,82 (0,36)
	p-value	0,002	0,037	0,003	0,032	0,006
Higher Education Institution	IES 1 (n= 62)	13,27 (0,30)	13,57 (0,34)	12,63 (0,37)	13,07 (0,46)	13,24 (0,38)
	IES 2 (n=82)	12,90 (0,23)	12,15 (0,25)	12,80 (0,29)	13,79 (0,46)	13,08 (0,34)
	p-value	0,838	<0,001	0,357	0,141	0,379
Age (years)	< 23 (n=82)	13,55 (2,09)	13,04 (2,58)	13,17 (2,49)	13,97 (3,67)	13,93 (2,79)
	≥ 23 (n=62)	12,40 (2,28)	12,42 (2,45)	12,15 (2,99)	12,84 (4,20)	12,12 (2,98)
	p-value	0,001	0,080	0,014	0,044	<0,001
Gender	Male (n=32)	13,58 (0,44)	13,18 (0,38)	13,71 (0,55)	13,67 (0,74)	13,47 (0,64)
	Female (n=112)	12,91 (0,20)	12,65 (0,25)	12,45 (0,24)	13,43 (0,37)	13,06 (0,27)
	p-value	0,067	0,149	0,011	0,388	0,251
Marital status	Without partner (n = 126)	13,25 (0,20)	12,84 (0,22)	12,91 (0,24)	13,51 (0,35)	13,51 (0,26)
	With partner (a) (n = 18)	11,73 (0,49)	12,25 (0,63)	11,48 (0,66)	13,26 (0,98)	10,31 (0,56)
	p-value	0,003	0,181	0,020	0,399	<0,001
Family Income	1 to 3 salaries (n=70)	12,61 (0,25)	12,14 (0,25)	12,65 (0,33)	13,87 (0,50)	12,33 (0,34)
	4 or more salaries (n=74)	13,48 (0,26)	13,36 (0,32)	12,81 (0,32)	13,12 (0,42)	13,92 (0,34)
	p-value	0,009	0,002	0,362	0,127	<0,001

	Global/Total		Physical Domain		Psychological Domain		Social Relationships Domain		Environment Domain
	β 1 (95% IC)	p-value 1	β 1 (95% IC)	p-value 1	β 1 (95% IC)	p-value 1	β 1 (95% IC)	p-va-lue 1	β 1 (95% IC)	p-value 1
Number of Hours Slept (< 8hours/≥8hours)	1,094 (0,373; 1,816)	0.00 3	0,760 (-0,073; 1,591)	0.073	1,241 (0,350; 2,131)	0,007	1,218 (-0,0707; 2,508)	0,064	1,242 (0,267; 2,218)	0,01 3
IES (IES 1/IES 2)	-0,373 (-1,120; 0,373)	0.324	-1,422 (-2,235; - 0,608)	0.00 1	0,170 (-0,750; 1,089)	0,715	0,714 (-0,594; 2,022)	0,283	-0,156 (-1,160; 0,847)	0,758
Age (years) (<23/≥23)	-1,155 (-1,880; -0,432)	0.002	-0,600 (-1,441; 0,241)	0.161	-1,020 (-1,924; - 0,115)	0,02 7	-1,128 (-2,428; 0,171)	0,088	-1,812 (-2,769; -0,854)	0,00 0
Gender (male/ female)	-0,674 (-1,560; -0,210)	0.134	-0,531 (-1,535; 0,474)	0.298	-1,255 (-2,331; -0,180)	0,02 3	-0,239 (-1,802; 1,325)	0,763	-0,406 (-1,560; 0,787)	0,502
Marital status with/without partner	-1,511 (-2,604; -0,419)	0.007	-0,585 (-1,849; 0,679)	0.362	-1,428 (-2,785; -0,719)	0,039	-0,254 (-2,219; 1,712)	0,799	-2,90 (-4,328; -1,481)	0,00 0
Family Income (≤4/>4 minimun salaries)	0,878 (0,151; 1,605)	0.01 8	1,220 (0,405; 2,034)	0.004	0,163 (-0,748; 1,074)	0,724	-0,750 (-2,045; 0,545)	0,254	1,590 (0,631; 2,548)	0,00 1
Número de horas dormidas (< 8horas/≥8ho-ras)	0,829 (0,128; 1,531)	0,021	0,641 (-0,174; 1,457)	0,122	1,027 (0,140; 1,915)	0,02 4	1,144 (-0,172; 2,460)	0,088	0,736 (-0,156; 1,628)	0,105
IES (IES 1 /IES 2)	0,767 (-0,923; 1,077)	0,88	-1,374 (-2,537; -0,211)	0,02 1	0,134 (-1,132; 1,400)	0,835	-0,055 (-1,931; 1,822)	0,954	1,376 (0,104; 2,648)	0,03 4
Idade (anos) (<23/≥23)	-0,771 (-1,523; - 0,019)	0,04 5	-0,525 (-1,400; 0,345)	0,237	-0,742 (-1,694; 0,210)	0,126	-1,202 (-2,614; 0,208)	0,094	-0,906 (-1,863; 0,502)	0,063
Sexo (masculino/ feminino)	-0,744 (-1,573; 0,839)	0,078	-0,615 (-1,578; 0,348)	0,209	-1,306 (-2,355; -0,257)	0,01 5	-0,315 (-1,869; 1,239)	0,69	-0,478 (-1,532; 0,575)	0,371
Situação Conjugal (com/sem companheiro/a)	-1,014 (-2,113; 0,085)	0,07	-0,416 (-1,694; 0,862)	0,521	-0,863 (-2,254; 0,528)	0,222	0,575 (-1,487; 2,637)	0,582	-2,256 (-3,654; -0,859)	0,00 2
Renda Familiar (≤4/>4 salários mínimos)	0,831 (-0,164; 1,825)	0,101	0,182 (-0,974; 1,339)	0,756	0,151 (-1,108; 1,410)	0,812	-0,992 (-2,858; 0,874)	0,295	2,465 (1,200; 3,730)	0,00 0

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