Self-reported extracurricular activity, academic success, and quality of life in UK medical students.

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dc.creatorLumley, Sophie
dc.creatorWard, Peter
dc.creatorRoberts, Lesley
dc.creatorMann, Jake P
dc.date2019-04-23T23:30:19Z
dc.date2019-04-23T23:30:19Z
dc.date2015-09-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-03T02:04:39Z
dc.descriptionOBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between academic performance, extracurricular activity, and quality of life at medical school in the UK to aid our understanding of students' work-life balance. METHODS: A cross-sectional study, using an electronic questionnaire distributed to UK final year medical students across 20 medical schools (4478 students). Participants reported the hours of self-regulated learning and extracurricular activities undertaken each year at medical school; along with their academic decile (1 = highest, 10 = lowest). Self-reported quality of life (QoL) was assessed using an established screening tool (7 = highest, 1 = lowest). RESULTS: Seven hundred responses were obtained, across 20 participating medical schools, response rate 16% (700/4478). Factors associated with higher academic achievement were: graduate entry course students (2 deciles higher, p < 0.0001), more hours academic study during term and revision periods (rho=-0.1, p < 0.01), and involvement in teaching or research. Increased hours of study was associated with lower QoL (rho = -0.13, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Study skills may be more important than duration spent studying, for academic achievement and QoL. Graduate-entry students attain higher decile scores despite similar self-reported duration of study.
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dc.identifier2042-6372
dc.identifierhttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/291923
dc.identifier10.17863/CAM.39079
dc.identifier2042-6372
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/163297
dc.languageeng
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherIJME
dc.publisherhttps://doi.org/10.5116/ijme.55f8.5f04
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectacademic achievement
dc.subjectextracurricular activity
dc.subjectmedical student
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectEducational Status
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectSelf Report
dc.subjectStudents, Medical
dc.subjectUnited Kingdom
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.titleSelf-reported extracurricular activity, academic success, and quality of life in UK medical students.
dc.typeArticle

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