Percepção de graduandos de enfermagem sobre sua qualidade de vida

Abstract

Objective: To know the perception of nursing students on their quality of life. Methods: A cross-sectional study in São Paulo School of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo / Brazil. The sample consisted of 178 undergraduates. To obtain the data, we used the generic instrument WHOQOL-brief. Interest groups were tested for normality using Kolmogorov-Smirnov and student t-test. Results: The students considered their quality of life good and were satisfied with their health. The analysis found the highest average score occurred in the domain of social relationships and the lowest was in the physical domain. The students in their first year of courses had a lower quality of life than those in their second, across all domains; they were higher in the physical domain than those in their third year; and were higher than those in their fourth year in terms of the environmental domain. Conclusion: the students deserve attention on aspects of quality of life, especially on the physical aspects and students in their first courses must be followed. Keywords: Quality of life; Students, nursing; Perception; Psychometrics/methods RESUMOObjetivo: Conhecer a percepção de graduandos de Enfermagem sobre sua qualidade de vida. Métodos: Estudo transversal realizado na Escola Paulista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Estado de São Paulo/Brasil. Amostra constituída de 178 graduandos. Para a obtenção dos dados, utilizou-se o instrumento genérico WHOQOL-bref. Os grupos de interesse foram submetidos aos testes de normalidade de Kolmogorov-Smirnov e o t de Students. Resultados: Os graduandos consideravam sua qualidade de vida boa e estavam satisfeitos com sua saúde. Na análise, o escore médio encontrou resultado maior para o domínio das relações sociais e o menor para o físico. Os alunos da primeira série, apresentou qualidade de vida menor do que os da segunda em todos os domínios e estes maior do que os da terceira no domínio físico e maior que a quarta no domínio meio ambiente. Conclusão: os graduandos merecem atenção nos aspectos da qualidade de vida sobretudo nos aspectos físicos e os alunos da primeira série devem ser acompanhados. Descritores: Qualidade de vida; Estudante de enfermagem; Percepção; Psicometria/métodos RESUMEN Objetivo: Conocer la percepción de graduandos de Enfermería sobre su calidad de vida. Métodos: Estudio transversal realizado en la Escuela Paulista de Enfermería de la Universidad Federal del Estado de Sao Paulo/Brasil. Muestra constituída por 178 graduandos. Para la obtención de los datos, se utilizó el instrumento genérico WHOQOL-bref. Los grupos de interés fueron sometidos a los test de normalidad de KolmogorovSmirnov y el t de Students. Resultados: Los graduandos consideraban su calidad de vida bueno y estaban satisfechos con su salud. En el análisis, el escor medio encontró el mayor resultado para el dominio de las relaciones sociales y el menor para el físico. Los alumnos de la primera serie, presentaron calidad de vida menor que los de la segunda en todos los dominios y éstos mayor qu...

Quality of life of undergraduate nursing students at a Brazilian public university

“…The results of sociodemographic data regarding the predominance of females of young age may be related to other studies findings. 1,3,4,9,14,15 These results reveal a peculiar profile in Brazilian public universities, that is of young women who are studying nursing. Still regarding gender, the evidence of better quality of life of the average scores of domains related to psychological aspects of men compared to women is noteworthy.…”

“…15 The characterization of investigated students regarding their single marital status, receivers of parental allowance, living with friends and owners of sufficient monthly income can be related to some studies that investigated the QOL theme among nursing students of public universities. 1,15 Nursing courses in public universities are full-time. 1,3,4,9,14,15 Thus, students are required to perform numerous activities that keep them busy beyond the regular hours and demand an almost exclusive dedication.…”

“…It is also multidimensional, given the influence of factors related to education, economy and sociocultural aspects. 1 The World Health Organization Quality of Life Group defined QOL as "the individuals' perception of their position in life in the context of culture and value systems in which they live, and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns". 2 In the national and international scientific literature, in the health education field and especially in nursing education, QOL has been a subject of major interest.…”

“…2 In the national and international scientific literature, in the health education field and especially in nursing education, QOL has been a subject of major interest. 1,[3][4][5][6][7][8] Nursing students represent a group of individuals who are constantly compromising their QOL. To perform the actions of their training, they face situations of suffering and stress, such as helping human beings to be born, overcome problems and limitations, and die with dignity.…”

“…5 However, studies have shown that the QOL of nursing students has been affected by the time overload of the course and the lack of time for leisure. 1 …”