Comparison of Quality of Life Components in Transit Migrants, Caregivers of Cancer Patients and Pregrade Students Using the WHOQOL-BREF
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transit migration, caregivers, undergraduate students, quality of life, quality of life domains, WHOQOL-BREFAbstract
The aim of this study, was identify the differences in quality of life domains among three groups that are living different life situations using the WHO QoL BREF that evaluates four domains of QoL: psychological health, physical health, social relationships and, environment. A Convenience sample was used integrated by transit migrants (n=132), primary caregivers of patients with cancer (n= 100) and, undergraduate students (n=192).
The students group obtained the highest punctuation in the domains: psychological health, social relationships and, environment. Transit migrants were the group with highest punctuation in physical health domain. The caregivers obtained the lowest punctuations in physical and psychological health and, social relationships domains and, transit migrants group obtained the lowest punctuation in the environment domain.
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