The relationship between students' health behaviors and health-related quality of life in Gál Ferenc University in Hungary

Halasi, Szabolcs and Katona, Krisztina and Szabóné Balogh, Ágota and Beke, Szilvia and Árpási, Zoltán and Kovács, József (2023) The relationship between students' health behaviors and health-related quality of life in Gál Ferenc University in Hungary. DELIBERATIONES, 16 (1). pp. 98-107. ISSN 1789-8919

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Abstract

University life can be stressful. Students try to balance work, family, community life and their studies. It is a critical period in young adulthood for an individual’s mental and physical health. The aim of the research was to examine the health behaviors (HB) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of the students. In the first phase, which covered the period from September to November 2021, 1,013 students (women 85.1%) at Gál Ferenc University (Szeged, Hungary) responded to a WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire (WHOQOL, 1998) supplemented with questions about their studies. According to the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, 84.2% of the students rated their quality of life as good or very good, and 70% were satisfied or very satisfied with their health. Examined by domains, 67.26 ± 13.41 were the least satisfied with their quality of life in the field of environment and most satisfied 76.02 ± 22.22 in the field of physical health. There was no significant difference in the domains between the academic years. In the upcoming period, the elaboration of a health behavior questionnaire will be a priority task so as to follow the effects of the lifestyle change program.

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