en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research Article <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Background & Aims</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Improving quality of life has a significant role in the health of personal and social life. This study aimed to investigate the quality of dormitory life in students</span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">living in Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Materials & Methods</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> This cross-sectional study was conducted on 344 Students living in dormitories in Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. The data collection instrument was the 26-item World Health Organization Quality of Life</span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Stratified sampling was used to select samples. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS 21 and using descriptive statistical methods (frequency, percent, mean, standard deviation, Independent t- test, and ANOVA).</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Results</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> The average age of the participants was 21.08 &plusmn; 1.2 years. The mean of the total quality of life was (93.73 &plusmn; 5.93), and 162 people (47.09%) were in a good level of quality of life. The highest mean was related to the physical health dimension (23.97 &plusmn; 2.16) and the lowest mean was related to the social relationship dimension (5.15 &plusmn; 1.27). The data showed that there is a significant relationship between mean of quality of life and marital status (<i>p</i> = 0.01) and gender (<i>p</i> = 0.00).</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Conclusion</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The results showed that most of the students experienced a good level of quality of life. The findings suggest paying more attention to health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and planning for the promotion of students&#39; HRQOL.</span></span></span></span> Jahrom, Quality of life, Students, WHOQOL-BREF 32 38 http://hsm.umsu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-67-9&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Azam Namdar azamnaamdar@yahoo.com 10031947532846002250 10031947532846002250 No Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran Payam Emami payamemami115@gmail.com 10031947532846002251 10031947532846002251 No Department of Emergency Medical Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Ameneh Marzban amenemarzban@yahoo.com 10031947532846002252 10031947532846002252 Yes Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran