Stress Factors and Quality of life among the Clinical Year Medical Students: Chaophya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital New Medical Education Center

Abstract

Objectives: To find stressors and other factors that correlated with quality of life of medical
students studying in the 4th and 5th clinical year.
Methods: A correlation study was made in a cross-sectional survey. The self-reported
questionnaire consisted of a brief WHO Quality of Life indicator in Thai (WHOQOL-BREF-THAI).
32 medical students in the fourth and the fifth year were recruited (100%) including 20 males
and 12 females. All students were single and came from CPIRD project.
Results: 62.5% were at a fair level of quality of life while 37.5% were at a good level. Quality
of life were not correlated with gender, academic year, religion, native habitat, or age. Overall
stress score correlated with overall quality of life score, especially personal stress factors but
stress factors about study issue did not.
Conclusion: Personal stress factors correlated with overall quality of life. Hence, an activity that
can encourage adaptive skills has a role in improving quality of life. Finding for other factors
that correlated with poor quality of life with immediately solved is very important. Further
timely study for evaluating quality of life in medical students is recommended.