Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning · 2025
Survey of health-related quality of life and academic-life balance among doctor of pharmacy students.
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Rodriguez Marignelys, Lai Tiffany, Kamel Lobna, Carris Nicholas W
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PURPOSE: Pharmacy students face heightened risks of stress, anxiety, depression, poor sleep, infrequent exercise, and burnout, necessitating strategies to enhance their well-being and academic success. This study aimed to identify factors associated with health-related quality of life, including academic achievement, physical health, and mental health among third-year pharmacy students at a public college of pharmacy in the southeastern United States.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among third-year pharmacy students in Spring 2024, assessing demographics, health-related quality of life via the RAND 20-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-20), lifestyle behaviors, academic performance, paid-work responsibilities, and study strategies. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and univariable Poisson and logistic regression to assess associations between respondent characteristics and success in academic, mental health, and physical health domains. Success was defined across three dimensions: academic (grade point average ≥ 3.5), mental health (mental health index ≥60), and physical health (physical health index = 100), with cut points based on response distribution.
RESULTS: Of 84 third-year pharmacy students, 42 (50 %) responded. Fifty-two percent reported a GPA ≥3.5. The mean physical functioning index was 74 (SD 26), and the mean mental health index was 55 (SD 22). Success was achieved in all three dimensions by 14 % of respondents. No univariable Poisson regression identified a meaningful predictor of number of domains with achieved success, however living alone trended toward a 48 % increase in the expected mean domains with success versus living with roommates (count ratio, 1.48, 95 % CI, 0.83 to 2.66, p = 0.19), while living at home with parents showed a small association (count ratio, 1.08, 95 % CI, 0.55 to 2.12, p = 0.82). Notably, academic success varied by living arrangement (roommates: 46 %; home: 17 %; alone: 82 %).
CONCLUSIONS: Further research into factors related to living arrangements and holistic student success appears needed to optimize how Doctor of Pharmacy programs support students.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among third-year pharmacy students in Spring 2024, assessing demographics, health-related quality of life via the RAND 20-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-20), lifestyle behaviors, academic performance, paid-work responsibilities, and study strategies. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and univariable Poisson and logistic regression to assess associations between respondent characteristics and success in academic, mental health, and physical health domains. Success was defined across three dimensions: academic (grade point average ≥ 3.5), mental health (mental health index ≥60), and physical health (physical health index = 100), with cut points based on response distribution.
RESULTS: Of 84 third-year pharmacy students, 42 (50 %) responded. Fifty-two percent reported a GPA ≥3.5. The mean physical functioning index was 74 (SD 26), and the mean mental health index was 55 (SD 22). Success was achieved in all three dimensions by 14 % of respondents. No univariable Poisson regression identified a meaningful predictor of number of domains with achieved success, however living alone trended toward a 48 % increase in the expected mean domains with success versus living with roommates (count ratio, 1.48, 95 % CI, 0.83 to 2.66, p = 0.19), while living at home with parents showed a small association (count ratio, 1.08, 95 % CI, 0.55 to 2.12, p = 0.82). Notably, academic success varied by living arrangement (roommates: 46 %; home: 17 %; alone: 82 %).
CONCLUSIONS: Further research into factors related to living arrangements and holistic student success appears needed to optimize how Doctor of Pharmacy programs support students.