Table 2 Categories and issues for the theme, “Concepts of quality of life for medical students” from focus groups
From: What do medical students think about their quality of life? A qualitative study
CATEGORY | ISSUES | EXAMPLES |
|---|---|---|
Satisfaction/happiness | Achieving aims | “Quality of life is being happy.” |
Positive vision of life | ||
Freedom | Choices | “Being able to choose what I want to do.” |
Balance/harmony | Work and leisure in harmony | “Having quality of life is having balance and harmony.” |
Health | Sleep | “Quality of life is being able to sleep well, eat well, have good moments of leisure.” |
Eating habits | ||
Physical activity | ||
Free time | Leisure, relationships, study, physical activity | “Quality of life is being able to manage time well.” |
Interrelation of several life aspects | Social, affective, work, and health | “Quality of life is being able to accomplish my project of life.” |