College student quality of life before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Zoila Leitón Espinoza Universidad nacional de trujillo, Perú
  • Giovanna Sara Cáceda Ñazco Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú
  • Celixa Lucía Pérez-Valdez Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú
  • María del Pilar Gómez-Luján Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú
  • Violeta Fredesminda González y González Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú
  • Maritza Evangelina Villanueva-Benites Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.38.3.614.59

Keywords:

Quality of life, university students, COVID-19.

Abstract

Objective: To compare the quality of life of the university student before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials and methods: Descriptive, prospective, comparative. The sample consisted of 390 students from a Peruvian public university. The Mezzich Quality of Life Index (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.870) was applied. The data was collected before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results: The average age of the students was 19.3 + 1.6 years, 73% female, 98.7% single, 90.3% lived with the family and 87.9% did not work. 24.9% studied human medicine, 16.7% nursing, 11.8% social work. When comparing the students' general quality of life and its dimensions, it was found that during the pandemic, the average scores decreased with statistically significant differences, except for Physical well-being and Social-emotional support. Likewise, there was a decrease in the quality of life in the variables occupation, the form of coexistence, and career (p <0.05). Men obtained better quality of life scores except for the Interpersonal Functioning dimension (p <0.05).

Conclusions: the quality of life of university students in the COVID-19 Pandemic was affected in their personal life and their preparation as future professionals, facing great adaptation challenges, with women being the most affected.

Keywords: Quality of life, university students, COVID-19

 

Author Biographies

Zoila Leitón Espinoza, Universidad nacional de trujillo, Perú

Dra. en Salud Pública Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (Perú). Profesor principal Facultad
de Enfermería UNT. 944470350. Orcid: 0000-0001-5040-7042. zoilaeleiton@gmail.com

Giovanna Sara Cáceda Ñazco, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú

Dra. en Salud Pública Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (Perú). Profesor auxiliar Facultad
de Enfermería UNT. 998704650. Orcid: 0000-0003-2179-1078. giovannacacedanazco@gmail.com

Celixa Lucía Pérez-Valdez, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú

Dra. en Enfermería Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (Perú). Profesor Principal Facultad de
Enfermería UNT. 949495685. Orcid: 0000-0001-5234-2748. celixapv@gmail.com

María del Pilar Gómez-Luján, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú

Dra. en Enfermería Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (Perú). Profesor principal Facultad
de Enfermería UNT. 949016731. Orcid: 0000-0003-0429-5873.
mpgomez2001@hotmail.com

Violeta Fredesminda González y González, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú

Dra. En Salud Pública Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (Perú). Profesor principal Facultad
de Enfermería UNT.912588681. Orcid: 0000-0001-6407-2968.
fredygyg@gmail.com

Maritza Evangelina Villanueva-Benites, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana

Dra. en Psicología Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (Perú). Profesor
principal Facultad de Enfermería UNAP. 971607539. Orcid: 0000-0001-9196-1832. maritza.villanuevabenites@gmail.com

Published

2022-12-01

How to Cite

Leitón Espinoza, Z., Cáceda Ñazco, G. S., Pérez-Valdez, C. L., Gómez-Luján, M. del P., González y González, V. F., & Villanueva-Benites, M. E. (2022). College student quality of life before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Salud Uninorte, 38(3), 675–692. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.38.3.614.59

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