出版社：Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Gujarat
摘要：Introduction: The health is an estimation of well-being and this can be assessed by measuring the improvement in the quality of life related to health care. It can be measured. Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the quality of life of medical students identifying the factors related to it. Materials and methods: The study was observational, cross-sectional among undergraduate medical students of Kolkata. Psychological general well-being (PGWB) scale was study tool to collect data. The global score ranges from 0 (poor quality of life) to 110 (good quality of life). Sample size was 493. Outcome variable and explanatory variables were taken into the study. Analysis was performed with SPSS 10.0 Software. Results: Response rate was 89.64 percent. Maximum students (65.5%) were of the age group 20-23 years. More than two-third were male. Maximum students (71.2%) came from Class I and II. A sizable amount of students (33.8%) were with depression. Up to the age of 23 yrs, majority of the students (63.6% to 68.1%) had a high score. Students of hostels and homes of different economy had no score difference. The difference between high scores in presence or absence of hobby was statistically significant. Those who suffered from any disease/disability had moderate depressive disorders. Conclusions: Among students of age > 23 years, students without hobby, students with disease or disability mild to moderate depression was found. Other variables did not cause any discernible impact on mental status
关键词：Kolkata; Quality of life; ;Undergraduate medical students
