Evaluation of the Quality Of Life of Dental Students in Mashhad University during Covid-19 Pandemic by Standard WHOQOL-BREF Questionnaire

Abstract

Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the quality of life of undergraduate and postgraduate dental students attending Mashhad Dental School during the COVID-19 pandemic using the WHOQOL-BREF standard questionnaire.Methods & Materials: This descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2020 to February 2021 in Mashhad Dental School. A questionnaire designed by the World Health Organization was used to collect the data. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was distributed both in person and online through Survey.porsline.ir platform. A total of 571 students completed the questionnaire. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire is scored in four domains. Data were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS 23. Independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Bonferroni''''s test were used for statistical comparison. The significance level was set at 5%.Results: In undergraduate students, no relationship was found between different domains of quality of life and gender. There was a significant relationship between residence and the domains of environmental health (P-value

Keywords

• key words: covid-19
• quality of life
• dental students