ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Assessing Quality of Life Among Senior-Year Dental Versus Non-Dental Healthcare Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the WHOQOL-BREF.
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purposeThe well-being of dental students is crucial, yet it can be influenced by various factors, including academic stress and clinical practice. In this study, we aimed to assess the association of dental education with the quality of life (QoL) of dental students compared with the QoL of non-dental healthcare students, while also evaluating the QoL of all students across psychological, physical, social, and environmental domains. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this cross-sectional study conducted at King Abdulaziz University between December 2023 and March 2024, all undergraduate senior-year students from the faculties of dentistry, medicine, and pharmacy were surveyed with the World Health Organization Quality of Life scale (WHOQOL-BREF).
resultsOf the 477 participants (372 men and 105 women), 174 were from the dental faculty, 152 from the faculty of pharmacy, and 151 from the faculty of medicine. The academic distribution comprised 32.9% fourth-year students, 30.6% fifth-year students, 12.8% sixth-year students, and 23.7% interns. Dental and non-dental students predominantly rated their QoL as "good" or "very good," with the percentage of dental students who did so being slightly higher (73.0%) than that of non-dental students (71.6%). In contrast, more non-dental students reported higher satisfaction with health than dental students did (74.3% vs. 65.0%, respectively). Overall, dental students had lower QoL scores (mean 64.8 ± 14.1) than students in other health specialties did. Notably, no statistical difference was observed between student categories in the physical domain, whereas students in other health specialties demonstrated higher QoL scores than dental students did in the psychological, social, and environmental domains.
conclusionsThis study underscores disparities in QoL among students in different health specialties, with dental students exhibiting lower scores in three domains. These findings emphasize the need for tailored interventions in dental education to address stressors and enhance mental health support.
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