The Comparative Study of Quality of Life among Nursing Students, Vongchavalitkul University

Abstract

 The descriptive research aimed to compare the quality of life of nursing students in the first, second, and third years, Vongchavalitkul University. A sample group of 282 nursing student was selected by simple random sampling. The research instrument was the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, Thai version (WHOQOL-BREF-THAI). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and one-way analysis of variance.
The results of the research found that the sample had a mean age of 20.16 years (SD=1.47). Most of them were between 18-20 years old (62.8%). Almost all of them were in good health (96.5%). Their family status had parents living together (72.0%). The average family income was between 10,001-20,000 baht per month, the highest at 30.5%. The average monthly income that students received from their families was ≤ 4,000 baht/ month (42.9%). The first year nursing students had the best quality of life (mean=102.75, SD=14.11), followed by Third-year nursing students (mean=101.49, SD=15.19) and second-year nursing students (mean=101.02, SD=15.53). A study comparing the quality of life between nursing students in different years, it was found that there was no statistically significant difference in overall (F=.336, p=.715), and in terms of physical health (F=1.385, p=.252), mental health (F=.441, p=.644), social relationships (F=.668, p=.514) and environment (F=1.053, p=.350), respectively.
Recommendations, the quality of life of nursing students should be promoted. Activities should be organized to cover all of nursing students, especially for second-year nursing student. Longitudinal studies should be conducted and comparisons should be made covering all years.