Arnavutluk'taki Üniversite ve Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Yaşam Kalitesi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

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Arka plan: Sağlıkla ilgili ve üniversite programlarındaki öğrencilerin yaşam kalitesi, akademik talepler, zaman kısıtlamaları, psikolojik iyilik hali, fiziksel sağlık ve eğitim ortamı tarafından şekillendirilmektedir. Tıp ve hemşirelik eğitiminden elde edilen kanıtlar, öğrenci refahının önemli bir akademik ve halk sağlığı sorunu olduğunu göstermektedir. Amaç: Arnavutluk'taki Aleksandër Moisiu Üniversitesi'nde ve Tiran Tıp Üniversitesi'nde hemşirelik öğrencilerinin yaşam kalitesini, uyarlanmış bir VERAS-Q anketi kullanarak değerlendirmek. Yöntemler: Ocak-Nisan 2026 tarihleri ​​arasında kesitsel bir anket uygulandı. Anket, sosyodemografik değişkenleri ve beş puanlık Likert ölçeğinde puanlanan 45 VERAS-Q maddesini içeriyordu. Olumsuz ifadeli maddeler tersine puanlandı ve toplam ve alan puanları 0-100 ölçeğine dönüştürüldü; daha yüksek değerler daha iyi algılanan yaşam kalitesini gösteriyordu. Veriler IBM SPSS Statistics, sürüm 28.0 kullanılarak analiz edildi. İç tutarlılık Cronbach alfa kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Sonuçlar: Toplam 446 yanıt analiz edildi; 445 katılımcının hesaplanabilir bir VERAS-Q toplam puanı vardı. Ortalama yaş 24,0 ± 8,4 yıl, medyan yaş 22,0 (20,0-23,0) yıl ve katılımcıların çoğu kadındı (402/446, %90,1). Ortalama toplam VERAS-Q puanı 60,8 ± 12,1 idi. Alan puanları fiziksel sağlık (67,5 ± 16,9) ve öğrenme ortamı (64,8 ± 12,8) için en yüksek, zaman yönetimi (55,0 ± 13,8) için ise en düşüktü. Cinsiyet veya eğitim düzeyi açısından toplam veya alan puanlarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark gözlenmedi. Sonuç: Uyarlanmış VERAS-Q, güçlü bir iç tutarlılık gösterdi ve zaman yönetimi ile psikolojik iyi oluşu kurumsal dikkat gerektiren ana alanlar olarak belirledi. Bulgular, Arnavutluk yükseköğretiminde yapılandırılmış öğrenci refahı izleme yönteminin kullanımını desteklerken, daha fazla doğrulama çalışması önerilmektedir.

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• Yaşam kalitesi
• VERAS-Q
• Üniversite öğrencileri

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Quality of Life Among University and Nursing Students in Albania: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Background: Quality of life among students in health-related and university programmes is shaped by academic demands, time constraints, psychological wellbeing, physical health, and the educational environment. Evidence from medical and nursing education shows that student wellbeing is a relevant academic and public-health concern. Objective: To assess quality of life among university students at Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës and nursing students at the University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania, using an adapted VERAS-Q questionnaire. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was administered from January to April 2026. The questionnaire included sociodemographic variables and 45 VERAS-Q items scored on a five-point Likert scale. Negatively worded items were reverse-scored, and total and domain scores were transformed to a 0-100 scale, with higher values indicating better perceived quality of life. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 28.0. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Results: A total of 446 responses were analysed; 445 participants had a computable VERAS-Q total score. Mean age was 24.0 ± 8.4 years, median age was 22.0 (20.0-23.0) years, and most respondents were female (402/446, 90.1%). The mean total VERAS-Q score was 60.8 ± 12.1. Domain scores were highest for physical health (67.5 ± 16.9) and learning environment (64.8 ± 12.8), and lowest for time management (55.0 ± 13.8). No statistically significant differences in total or domain scores were observed by sex or educational level. Conclusion: The adapted VERAS-Q showed strong internal consistency and identified time management and psychological wellbeing as the main areas requiring institutional attention. The findings support the use of structured student-wellbeing monitoring in Albanian higher education, while further validation work is recommended.

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• quality of life
• VERAS-Q
• university students

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