PMID- 34682645 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211101 LR - 20211101 IS - 1660-4601 (Electronic) IS - 1661-7827 (Print) IS - 1660-4601 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 20 DP - 2021 Oct 17 TI - Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life amongst Employees in a Malaysian Public University. LID - 10.3390/ijerph182010903 [doi] LID - 10903 AB - The current academic landscape has overwhelmed faculties and with demands to adopt tech-savvy teaching modes and accelerate scholarly works, administrative duties, and outreach programs. Such demands have deteriorated the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among university employees. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with HRQoL among university employees in a Malaysian public university. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 397 employees from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) between April and June 2019. A self-administered questionnaire that consisted of socio-demographic items, risky health behaviors, health-related information, and validated scales for measuring employees' physical inactivity, psychological states, and HRQoL was utilized. Descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated using SPSS version 23.0. Hierarchical multiple linear regression models were yielded to determine the factors associated with different domains of HRQoL. Mediation analysis was conducted using PROCESS MACRO (Model 4). Statistical significance was set to p < 0.05. Physical HRQoL scored the highest, while environmental HRQoL had the lowest score among the employees. Physical HRQoL was influenced by age, service duration, comorbid conditions, BMI, chronic diseases, and anxiety. Factors associated with psychological HRQoL were age, service duration, depression, and stress. Age, service duration, and chronic diseases affected employees' social relationship HRQoL, while environmental HRQoL was associated with age, occupation type, chronic diseases, and depression. Socio-demographics, risky health behaviors, health profiles, and psychological attributes were significantly associated with employees' HRQoL. Age was the only positively correlated factor across all HRQoL domains, while other factors deteriorated employees' HRQoL. FAU - Abdul Manaf, Mohd Rizal AU - Abdul Manaf MR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0813-8376 AD - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. FAU - Mohammed Nawi, Azmawati AU - Mohammed Nawi A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0009-5244 AD - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. FAU - Mohd Tauhid, Noorlaili AU - Mohd Tauhid N AD - Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. FAU - Othman, Hanita AU - Othman H AD - Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. FAU - Abdul Rahman, Mohd Rizam AU - Abdul Rahman MR AD - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. FAU - Mohd Yusoff, Hanizah AU - Mohd Yusoff H AD - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. FAU - Safian, Nazarudin AU - Safian N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5962-3518 AD - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. FAU - Ng, Pei Yuen AU - Ng PY AD - Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia. FAU - Abdul Manaf, Zahara AU - Abdul Manaf Z AD - Dietetic Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia. FAU - Abdul Kadir, Nor Ba'yah AU - Abdul Kadir NB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4439-1221 AD - Centre for Research in Psychology and Human Well-being, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia. FAU - Yanasegaran, Kevina AU - Yanasegaran K AD - Drug and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia. FAU - Abdul Basir, Siti Munirah AU - Abdul Basir SM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3754-8136 AD - Dietetic Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia. FAU - Ramakrishnappa, Sowmya AU - Ramakrishnappa S AD - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. FAU - Ariff, Mohd Izhar AU - Ariff MI AD - Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. FAU - Ganasegeran, Kurubaran AU - Ganasegeran K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9480-1815 AD - Clinical Research Center, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Penang 13700, Malaysia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20211017 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Environ Res Public Health JT - International journal of environmental research and public health JID - 101238455 SB - IM MH - Anxiety MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Humans MH - *Quality of Life MH - Surveys and Questionnaires MH - *Universities PMC - PMC8535262 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Malaysia OT - employees OT - health-related quality of life OT - risk factors OT - university COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/10/24 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/03 06:00 PMCR- 2021/10/17 CRDT- 2021/10/23 01:12 PHST- 2021/09/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/10/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/10/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/10/23 01:12 [entrez] PHST- 2021/10/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/10/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijerph182010903 [pii] AID - ijerph-18-10903 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijerph182010903 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 17;18(20):10903. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182010903.