Evaluation of Physical and Mental Health by University Students as an Indicator of the Quality of Health-Related Academic and Professional Life

Background. Physical health and mental well-being of university students are among the quality indicators of academic and professional life. Purpose. To evaluate the physical and mental health of university students as the quality indicators of academic and professional life. Methods and materials. 582 interested adult students of Moscow universities voluntarily took part in the study. The authors evaluated their self-reports of physical and mental health as the quality indicators of academic and professional life using the J.E. Ware’s 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Chaddock scale. Results. The evaluation of physical and mental health of students revealed the following: a high-moderate level of Role-Physical Functioning, Vitality, Physical Health total score, General Health, and Mental Health; a moderate level of Role-Mental Functioning, Health-Related Quality of Life, Mental Health total score, Social Functioning, and Physical Functioning; a low-moderate level of Bodily Pain under the symptoms of COVID-19 or a psychosomatic disorder. The study demonstrated a high correlation of Role-Physical Functioning with General Health, Vitality, Mental Health, and Mental Health total score; a high correlation of General Health with Vitality and Mental Health.