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HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE ACCORDING TO CHARACTERISTICS OF GENDER AND SOCIAL VULNERABILITY OF FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Authors

  • Rodrigo Sepulveda Prado Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional y Ciencia de la Ocupación, Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile
  • Temistocles Molina Gonzalez Universidad De Chile
  • Ramiro Molina Cartes Universidad De Chile
Vol. 18 No. 2 (2018): Diciembre
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2018.52004

Abstract

Presentation of the analysis of some of the results of a study carried out by the Vice-rectorship of Student Affairs of the University of Chile to characterize the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in first-year students. Objective: To characterize the first-year student population at the University of Chile in relation to HRQOL, through the application of the Kidscreen-52 Test, analyzing variables of gender and school vulnerability. Method: Observational, transversal and analytical study in students from 17 to 18 years of age. The KS52 test, sent by email, was applied in 2015, 2016. 1,277 (34.16%) students answered the survey in 2015 and 1052 (26.59%) in 2016. Analysis with WINSTEPS program and expression with Rasch scores. Results: The critical dimensions are Physical Wellbeing, Mood and Emotions and Autonomy. The lowest scores occur in female students and those with the highest vulnerability Conclusions: The study generated a characterization of university students based on the results of a psychometric test, integrating dimensions that are not usually considered in university policies and that could guide actions to improve the quality of life and health of students.

Keywords:

Health Related Quality of Life, University Students, Health Equity, Gender.

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Sepulveda Prado, R., Gonzalez, T. M., & Cartes, R. M. (2018). HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE ACCORDING TO CHARACTERISTICS OF GENDER AND SOCIAL VULNERABILITY OF FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. Revista Chilena De Terapia Ocupacional, 18(2), 125–132. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2018.52004
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Revista Chilena de Terapia Ocupacional
Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Chile
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