IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 10903: Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life amongst Employees in a Malaysian Public University
This study aimed to determine the factors associated with HRQoL among university employees in a Malaysian public university. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 397 employees from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) between April and June 2019. A self-administered questionnaire that consisted of socio-demographic items, risky health behaviors, health-related information, and validated scales for measuring employees’ physical inactivity, psychological states, and HRQoL was utilized. Descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated using SPSS version 23.0. Hierarchical multiple linear regression models were yielded to determine the factors associated with different domains of HRQoL. Mediation analysis was conducted using PROCESS MACRO (Model 4). Statistical significance was set to p < 0.05. Physical HRQoL scored the highest, while environmental HRQoL had the lowest score among the employees. Physical HRQoL was influenced by age, service duration, comorbid conditions, BMI, chronic diseases, and anxiety. Factors associated with psychological HRQoL were age, service duration, depression, and stress. Age, service duration, and chronic diseases affected employees’ social relationship HRQoL, while environmental HRQoL was associated with age, occupation type, chronic diseases, and depression. Socio-demographics, risky health behaviors, health profiles, and psychological attributes were significantly associated with employees’ HRQoL. Age was the...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf Azmawati Mohammed Nawi Noorlaili Mohd Tauhid Hanita Othman Mohd Rizam Abdul Rahman Hanizah Mohd Yusoff Nazarudin Safian Pei Yuen Ng Zahara Abdul Manaf Nor Ba ’yah Abdul Kadir Kevina Yanasegaran Siti Munirah Abdul Basir Sowmya Rama Tags: Article Source Type: research
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