Quality of life of masters and doctoral nursing students

Abstract

This study aimed at analyzing the quality of life and its predictors among mastersand doctoral nursing students. A cross-sectional studywith 129 graduate students of three public universities of the South Region of Brazil. For data collection, a questionnaire was usedfor characterization and the WHOQOL-Bref.The data wasanalyzed using descriptive and multiple statistics. The physical quality of life had the highest median value, andthe social relationships had the lowest. Sedentarism, dissatisfaction with the research theme, difficulty to conciliate studies and social life, smoking, consumption of alcoholic beverages, concern with the deadline to finish the program and, dissatisfactory relationship with professors were significantly associatedwith lower quality of life perceptions. There were indications that the strictosensutraining had a negative impact onthe quality of life of interviewed students, considering most associated factors negatively that influenced it werevariables related to the academic context.