Factors related to quality of life among undergraduate students in Bangkapi District Bangkok, Thailand during pandemic of COVID-19
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Undergraduate students, Quality of lifeAbstract
This study “Factors related to quality of life among undergraduate students in Bangkapi District Bangkok, Thailand during pandemic of COVID-19” was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The aim of this study was to learn about the association between personal factors, factors supporting online learning, communication, and interpersonal relations with quality of life among undergraduate students. The respondents were 424 undergraduate students in Bangkapi District Bangkok. Data collection tool was a questionnaire. For the data analysis, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics; Pearson Product-moment Correlation Coefficient, Chi-square test and Fisher’s Exact Test were employed. As for the association, it was found that the personal factors; gender and age were associated with quality of life among undergraduate students with statistical significance at 0.05 (p-value = 0.004, p-value = 0.011 and r = 0.815). Factors supporting online learning; information technology and online learning environment had a low level that positively associated with quality of life among undergraduate student with statistical significance at 0.01 (r = 0.393, p-value < 0.001 and r = 0.405, p-value < 0.001). Similarly, communication and interpersonal relations had a low level that positively associated with quality of life among undergraduate student with statistical significance at 0.01 (r = 0.322, p-value < 0.001). This study result could help in planning for quality of life promoting among undergraduate students in Bangkapi District Bangkok.
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