Relationship between nursing students' quality of life and their academic achievement

Introduction : Quality of life was first used by the economist Pigou in 1920.He put emphasis on social wellbeing and how governmental policy could increase social wellbeing. Recently QOL can be determined as the degree of excellence or satisfaction of life including a person’s existential state, well-being, life satisfaction with the exogenous (objective) facts and factors of life and by the endogenous (subjective) perception and assessment of these facts and factors. Aim : this study aims to explore the relationship between nursing students' quality of life and their academic achievement. Methods : An exploratory descriptive research design was used among systematic random sample of 440 nursing students who registered at the Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University, at all faculty scientific departments. Research question : Is there a relationship between nursing students' quality of life and their academic achievement? Tools: two tools were used for data collection: Tool I “student quality of life assessment questionnaire, Tool II “academic achievement”. Results : a statistically significant differences and relations were found between students' QOL satisfaction level and their academic achievement (P < .001). Conclusion : Ensuring the highest level of wellbeing and QOL among nursing students maximizes their learning and satisfaction in life, where it influences their ability to learn and achieve. Recommendations : specific policies should be developed centered on holistic development of nursing students physically, psychologically, socially, environmental and academic.