Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.11608/sgnj.26.1.1

The Quality of life of graduate nursing students in Croatia: a cross-sectional study

Marta Čivljak ; Catholic University of Croatia, Ilica 242, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tea Vukušić Rukavina ; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, Rockefellerova 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Slavica Sović ; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, Rockefellerova 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Lovela Machala Poplašen ; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, Rockefellerova 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Milan Milošević ; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, Rockefellerova 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Stjepan Orešković ; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, Rockefellerova 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Objective: The objective was to assess the quality of life (QoL) of graduate
nursing students enrolled in the University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, and
evaluate the relationship between QoL and marital status, age group and work
setting.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012–2013 among 154 nursing
professionals/technicians from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine,
Croatia, using the WHOQOL-BREF Questionnaire.
Results: The majority of the participants (88.3%) were female, with a median
age of 39.0 years (interquartile range, IQR = 31.1–45.2). More than 90% of the
participants had already completed university studies. Marital status, age group,
or work setting made no significant impact on the scoring of the four QoL
domains (physical, psychological, environmental, and social relationships). Significantly
lower median values in the psychological domain were noted in the
group between 25 and 45 years of age (p = 0.010).
Conclusion: Perceptions of QoL might be directly related to the educational levels
of the participants since according to the latest knowledge, nurses who are
university-educated have better work ability. Providing educational and career
prospects can contribute to decreasing nurses’ occupational stress levels and
increasing their work ability. Other determinants of QoL not addressed in this
paper should be investigated.

Keywords

Quality of Life; nursing; education; nursing students; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

256183

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/256183

Publication date:

22.4.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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