Effects of Social Support and Class Cohesiveness on Health-related Quality of Life in Middle School Students / 農村醫學 地域保健
Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
; : 230-239, 2014.
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em Ko
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important outcome for middle school students. This study was designed to illustrate the effect of social support and class cohesiveness associated on HRQoL.METHODS:
The subjects comprised 516 students from three middle schools in Daegu, South Korea that responded to a self-administered questionnaire in February 2014. The purposes of the questionnaire were explained to the subjects.RESULTS:
The total mean of HRQoL was 81.1+/-15.3. Social functioning showed the highest score of 87.1+/-15.3 and emotional functioning showed the lowest score of 73.8+/-21.5. Teacher support (B=3.185, p=0.001) had a significant effect on the physical health summary scores. Class cohesiveness (B=2.237, p=0.022), friendships (B=5.102, p<0.001) and teacher support (B=2.498, p=0.006) had a significant effect on the psychosocial health summary scores. Finally, class cohesiveness (B=2.137, p=0.016), friendships (B=4.133, p<0.001) and teacher support (B=2.670, p=0.001) had a significant effect on the overall scores.CONCLUSION:
The results of this study provide a basis for the development of strategies to improve health-related quality of life for middle school students, namely that relevant programs should be based on the improvement of social support and class cohesiveness.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Amigos
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article