Comparing the quality of life for boarders and day students at the regional boarding schools in Giresun–Turkey
Abstract
Objective: Regional boarding schools have been established to provide primary education in the sparsely populated areas in Turkey. Boarders and day–students study together in these schools. This study was carried out to compare the quality of life of boarders and day–students the regional boarding schools.
Methods: A total of 1126 students, 634 boarders and 492 day– students, at the 4th–8th grades of nine boarding schools in Giresun province of Turkey participated in this study. A socio–demographic questionnaire and a Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory were filled by the students. The Chi square test, unpaired t test, generalized linear model (GLM), and Pearson simple correlation were used for the statistical analyses.
Results: It was found that the life quality scores of the boarders were lower than those of the day– students for all dimensions of the Pediatric Quality of Life inventory (p<0.05). Life quality scores of the female students were found to be lower than those of the males (p<0.05). There were positive correlations between the age and life quality scores of the boarders.
Conclusions: The Life quality scores of the boarders were lower than that of the day–students. Life quality scores of the girl boarders were much lower. More attention should be given to the living conditions of the boarders in order to improve their life quality levels.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
April 17, 2014
Submission Date
December 12, 2015
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2014 Volume: 12 Number: 1