Quality of life of university students: review of the literature of Brazilian studies
International Journal of Development Research
Quality of life of university students: review of the literature of Brazilian studies
Received 03rd September, 2018; Received in revised form 16th October, 2018; Accepted 07th November, 2018; Published online 31st December, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Camila Zanesco et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The construction of quality of life (QoL) is a goal in all spheres of health. It is important to research the factors they influence, and specifically in the university field this analysis there special role, since the student's admission in this environment can significantly influence their quality of life. To outline a profile of QOL studies conducted at the last ten years with university students in Brazil. The databases utilized were Scopus, Scielo, PubMed and Lilacs, through the descriptors: Quality of life AND Brazil AND University students OR Students OR Graduandos OR Academics. The initial search found 370 articles, and in the final, a total of 23 articles were included. The analysis showed a prioritization in the evaluation of the quality of life of students in the health area in relation to higher education in other areas. There is carency for studies comparing the quality of life of newly enrolled students in courses with those allocated in subsequent periods. There is great need for a broader discussion of the theme, so that more studies are directed to assess the quality of life of university students from different higher education levels, as well as in different periods during graduation.
