Open AccessWell-Being Of First-Year UST-CRS Students of First-Term Academic Year 2019-2020: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Catherine Joy T. Escuadra,
Jordan Barbra P. Nava,
Miguel Ivan Atienza,
Patricia Ann Diaz,
Lianne Gabrielle Hernandez,
Kenneth Melendres,
Nicole Beatrix Paril,
Aira Monique Reyes,
Jonina Riq Reyes,
Stan Angelo Reyes
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the philippine journal of physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2766-3086
DOI - 10.46409/002.rnth7225
Subject(s) - descriptive statistics , psychology , perception , cross sectional study , term (time) , academic year , medicine , mathematics education , statistics , physics , mathematics , pathology , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
Aim: To describe the well-being and perceived well-being factors among freshmen students from the University of Santo Tomas - College of Rehabilitation Sciences (UST-CRS) of the first term academic year 2019-2020. Methods: This descriptive quantitative study utilized the World Health Organization-QoL-BREF questionnaire to assess the different domains of well-being at the end of the first term of 214 first-year students from occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), speech-language pathology (SLP), and Sports Science (SPS) programs. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (α<0.05).Results: Most of the students in all programs reported being satisfied with their health and had a good overall perception of their QoL at the end of the first term. Furthermore, physical health (p = 0.46), psychological health (p = 0.44), social relationships (p = 0.98) and environment (p = 0.82) domains were found to be similarly high across all and within programs (OT: p = 0.24; SLP: p = 0.28; SPS: p = 0.51) except for PT students (p = <0.01). Academic demands & pressure, sleep, and high expectations from others or self were three main reported perceived factors influencing well-being. Further analyses revealed that family dynamics "and social & physical environment were significantly correlated with overall well-being.Conclusion and Implications: This research described the well-being and perceived factors of well-being among UST-CRS first-year students after the first term academic year 2019-2020. Data may serve as a baseline for future assessment and program development of a supportive well-being curriculum for students' holistic growth and advancement.