Calidad de vida y rendimiento académico en estudiantes de odontología de dos universidades de Bucaramanga

Abstract

The quality of life is the appreciation that the individual has of his own life and the satisfaction that he has with his current level of functioning, which is compared with what he perceives as possible or ideal. Objective: To establish the relationship between the quality of life in health and its influence on the academic performance of dental students from two universities in Bucaramanga in the first period of 2023. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study of 190 students from fifth to tenth semester of two schools of dentistry in Bucaramanga. The sample was collected through the digital WHOQOL-100 questionnaire. Results: in this study it will be possible to identify some risk factors, especially in the psychosocial aspect of the students that will increase their quality of life, in the same way a relationship that exists between the level of quality of life and the performance of the students will be demonstrated 45% of the students surveyed thought that their quality of life was good, for their part the average of these two universities is 3.8, 27% of the students surveyed said they had negative thoughts. Conclusion: a relationship was found between academic performance and the level of quality of life based on socioeconomic level, risk factors such as low self-esteem and constantly having negative thoughts were also identified.