Table 2.
Predictors of quality of life of medical students adjusted for age and BMI
| Predictor (median) | QOL medical course | p for trend | QOL personal | p for trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (CI) | Mean (CI) | |||
| Beck depression inventory | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 8 | 6.96 (6.85, 7.06) | 8.17 (8.08, 8.26) | ||
| > 8 | 6.02 (5.90, 6.13) | 7.53 (7.43, 7.62) | ||
| Global PSQI | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 6 | 6.93 (6.82, 7.04) | 8.12 (8.02, 8.21) | ||
| > 6 | 6.07 (5.95, 6.18) | 7.60 (7.50, 7.69) | ||
| Epworth sleepiness scale | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 10 | 6.84 (6.72, 6.95) | 7.98 (7.89, 8.08) | ||
| > 10 | 6.14 (6.02, 6.26) | 7.73 (7.63, 7.83) | ||
| WHO QOL—environment | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 65.6 | 6.04 (5.94, 6.14) | 7.49 (7.41, 7.57) | ||
| > 65.6 | 7.14 (7.02, 7.26) | 8.36 (8.27, 8.46) | ||
| WHO QOL—social relations | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 66.7 | 6.22 (6.11, 6.32) | 7.61 (7.52, 7.7) | ||
| > 66.7 | 6.94 (6.81, 7.06) | 8.23 (8.13, 8.33) | ||
| WHO QOL—psychological | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 62.5 | 5.98 (5.87, 6.08) | 7.48 (7.4, 7.57) | ||
| > 62.5 | 7.13 (7.01, 7.24) | 8.30 (8.21, 8.40) | ||
| WHO QOL—physical health | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 67.9 | 6.06 (5.96, 6.16) | 7.58 (7.5, 7.66) | ||
| > 67.9 | 7.19 (7.07, 7.31) | 8.29 (8.19, 8.39) | ||
| STAI—state | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 43 | 6.98 (6.87, 7.09) | 8.23 (8.14, 8.32) | ||
| > 43 | 6.02 (5.91, 6.14) | 7.48 (7.39, 7.57) | ||
| STAI—trait | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 45 | 7.00 (6.89, 7.11) | 8.23 (8.14, 8.32) | ||
| > 45 | 6.01 (5.9, 6.13) | 7.49 (7.39, 7.58) | ||
| EMRI/IRMS—empathy | p = 0.361 | p = 0.972 | ||
| ≤ 26 | 6.55 (6.43, 6.67) | 7.87 (7.77, 7.96) | ||
| > 26 | 6.47 (6.35, 6.59) | 7.86 (7.77, 7.96) | ||
| EMRI/IRMS—emotional | p = 0.298 | p = 0.887 | ||
| ≤ 25 | 6.47 (6.36, 6.59) | 7.87 (7.78, 7.96) | ||
| > 25 | 6.56 (6.44, 6.68) | 7.86 (7.76, 7.96) | ||
| EMRI/IRMS—personal anguish | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 19 | 6.65 (6.54, 6.76) | 8.00 (7.91, 8.09) | ||
| > 19 | 6.35 (6.22, 6.47) | 7.70 (7.60, 7.80) | ||
| MBI—emotional exhaustion | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 27 | 7.02 (6.92, 7.13) | 8.13 (8.04, 8.22) | ||
| > 27 | 5.94 (5.83, 6.05) | 7.57 (7.47, 7.66) | ||
| MBI—depersonalization | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 8 | 6.78 (6.67, 6.9) | 8.01 (7.92, 8.11) | ||
| > 8 | 6.19 (6.07, 6.31) | 7.69 (7.59, 7.79) | ||
| MBI—reduced personal accomplishment | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 35 | 6.24 (6.12, 6.35) | 7.68 (7.58, 7.77) | ||
| > 35 | 6.84 (6.72, 6.96) | 8.09 (7.99, 8.19) | ||
| VERAS-Q—time management | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 36.4 | 5.95 (5.85, 6.06) | 7.62 (7.53, 7.71) | ||
| > 36.4 | 7.15 (7.04, 7.26) | 8.14 (8.04, 8.24) | ||
| VERAS-Q—psychological | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 50 | 5.98 (5.87, 6.09) | 7.49 (7.4, 7.58) | ||
| > 50 | 7.07 (6.96, 7.18) | 8.25 (8.16, 8.35) | ||
| VERAS-Q—physical health | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 53.1 | 5.90 (5.79, 6.01) | 7.34 (7.25, 7.43) | ||
| > 53.1 | 7.14 (7.03, 7.25) | 8.4 (8.32, 8.49) | ||
| VERAS-Q—learning environment | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 57.1 | 5.94 (5.83, 6.05) | 7.54 (7.45, 7.63) | ||
| > 57.1 | 7.12 (7.01, 7.23) | 8.21 (8.11, 8.30) | ||
| Global DREEM score | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 120 | 6.00 (5.89, 6.11) | 7.63 (7.53, 7.72) | ||
| > 120 | 7.05 (6.93, 7.16) | 8.11 (8.02, 8.21) | ||
| RS-14 score | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 81 | 6.24 (6.13, 6.35) | 7.61 (7.52, 7.7) | ||
| > 81 | 6.82 (6.7, 6.94) | 8.15 (8.05, 8.25) |
CI confidence interval, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, STAI state-trait anxiety inventory, IRMS Interpersonal Reactivity Multidimensional Scale, MBI Maslach burnout inventory, DREEM Dundee ready education environment measure, RS-14 resilience scale