The Relationship between Life Style and the Health Related Quality Of Life among the Girl Students of High Schools in Mashhad, 2012-2013

The investigation of the adolescents’ quality of life and its effective factors leads to the formation of a general insight from their health status and the presentation of the appropriate solution in relation to the health programs and policies in the society. The presented study was done to determine the relationship between life style and health related quality of life among the girl students of high schools in Mashhad. This correlational study was conducted on 810 girl high school students in Mashhad، ran in 2012-2013. The stratified cluster method was applied in this study. The participants filled demographic، strengths and difficulties، adolescent health promotion and health-related quality of life questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 11. 5) and the statistical tests such as Spearman correlation coefficient، independent t، Mann-Whitney، Kruskal Wallis and ANOVA. P value less than 0. 05 was considered significant. There was a significant correlation between the total score of life quality and the life style and its different aspects (p<0. 001). In different aspects of life style، the most correlation was between «spiritual growth» and «stress management» and the least correlation was observed for «nutritional behavior». A significant correlation existed between total score of life style and quality of life (p<0. 001). Among 10 aspects of quality of life، two aspects of «psychological well-being» and «physical well-being» had the most correlation and «social acceptance» showed the least correlation with life style. Also there were a positive significant correlations between all aspects of life style and quality of life (p<0. 05)، and only the correlation of 3 aspects of life style including «nutrition» (p=0. 174)، «interpersonal relationships or social support» (p=0. 860) and «physical and sport activities» (p=0. 071) had no statistically significant with the life quality aspect of «social acceptance». There is a significant correlation between the life style and the health related quality of life and its aspects among adolescents.