Quality of life and associated factors among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) and determine its association with various factors and social support among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic after the end of movement lockdown.

Design, setting and participants

This online cross-sectional study recruited 316 participants. The inclusion criteria were students 18 years and above who were registered with the faculties of medicine at Malaysian public universities located in Klang Valley and in the states of Penang and Kelantan in Peninsular Malaysia. The exclusion criteria were those who presented with psychotic disorders, bipolar mood disorder or a history of illicit drugs.

Outcome measures

Participants were administered a self-reported questionnaire to gather data on demog

SUBMITTER: Leong Bin Abdullah MFI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8507402 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature