Association of health-related quality of life and parental companionship among middle school students
Objective To understand the association of health-related quality of life of middle school students with parental com-panionship,so as to provide a reference for school and family health education.Methods From September to November 2023,4 594 middle school students were selected through convenient sampling from four economic zones in China(Liaoning Province,Beijing City,Sichuan Province,Shanxi Province).Structured questionnaires were used to evaluate health-related quality of life a-mong middle school students.The t-test,variance analysis and linear regression were used to analyze the relationship between health-related quality of life with parental companionship among middle school students.Results The average score of health-relat-ed quality of life among middle school students was(140.99±21.38).There were statistically significant differences in the scores of health-related quality life among middle school students in different regions,genders,educational stages,grades,whether they live on campus and parental companionship(F/t=20.73,8.62,16.71,105.70,-9.51,52.29,P<0.01).Linear regression analysis showed that students who were living in eastern region,boys,with higher self-evaluation of academic performance,with higher sub-jective family socioeconomic status,with parental companionship(β=3.19,4.96,2.19,6.11,3.19),and older students had lower health-related quality of life levels(β=-2.34)(P<0.01).Conclusions There are significant regional differences in the health-re-lated quality of life levels among middle school students.It is necessary to strengthen the popularization of school health education and focus on students who do not live with their parents on a daily basis to provide more psychological support for them.
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