QUALITY OF LIFE OF STUDENTS FROM THE FACULTY OF PHARMACY AT MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW IN 2011
Author(s)
Zawodnik S, Kiljan A, Hermanowski T, Golicki D, Quality of Life Students Working Group QOLSWGDepartment of Pharmacoeconomics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to measure Health Related Quality of Life among Pharmacy students at Medical University of Warsaw. METHODS: In March 2011, students from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw were surveyed with a set of HRQoL questionnaires. The survey was conducted in the middle of the semester, when students have no exams, nor tests and was a part of long-term Pharmacoeconomic Student Chapter’s project. Students self-completed pen and pencil versions of questionnaires and didn’t receive any compensation. They were asked to give information regarding sex, age, year of study, average grade during the previous year of study and to complete final official Polish version of EQ-5D-5L, followed by EQ-VAS, SF-36 v.1 and EQ-5D-3L. RESULTS: Three hundred eighty three students were approached, 369 responded to EQ-5D-5L and SF-36 and were included in the final analysis. Missing data included: sex in 1 respondent, age in 2 and EQ-VAS in 6 respondents. Concerning SF-36 dimensions, students reported major problems in vitality 53.69 ± 18.47 as opposed to physical functioning 95.51 ± 10.09. Mean rate of own health on EQ-VAS was 80.30 ± 15.21 and mean EQ-5D index, based on Polish TTO value set, was 0.94 ± 0.07 (in the range from -0.523 to 1). Students of 1st year reported lowest QoL independently of the measure used: EQ-VAS 76.4 ± 17.72 and EQ-index 0.92 ± 0.07. CONCLUSIONS: Generic questionnaires used in the survey are sensitive enough for measuring quality of life in young and relatively healthy population. Students of 1st year reported lowest quality of life with all questionnaires. The survey needs to be continued in next years.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2011-11, ISPOR Europe 2011, Madrid, Spain
Value in Health, Vol. 14, No. 7 (November 2011)
Code
PIH50
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Reproductive and Sexual Health