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http://dx.doi.org/10.15205/kschs.2017.09.30.943

Dental Hygiene Students' Academic Achievement and Quality of Life  

Kim, Ye Hwang (Department of Dental Hygiene, Dong eui University)
Kim, Hyun Kyung (Department of Dental Hygiene, Masan University)
Cho, Woo Sun (Department of Dental Hygiene, Andong Science College)
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Journal of Korean Clinical Health Science / v.5, no.3, 2017 , pp. 943-952 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dental hygiene and students' academic achievement and their quality of life. Methods: A self administered questionnaire was used for third and fourth year dental hygienists which consisted of 423 female students. The data was analyzed using SPSS ver.19.0. Results: The results of this study are as follows(p<0.01). First, the effect of academic achievement on quality of life was found to affect an ideal life, life satisfaction and the quality of maintaining a happy life (p<0.05). The correlations between objective academic achievements and the quality of life of the subjects were correlated in all items (p<0.01, p<0.05). Conclusion: To summarize the above results, in order to improve the quality of life for dental hygienists and students, it is necessary to take various measures in order for students to maintain a sense of pride in their various departments and to be able to concentrate on their respective studies.
Keywords
Academic achievement; Dental Hygiene students; Quality of life;
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