OBJECTIVE: To assess quality of life and related factors among dentists of a local public health service. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out comprising dentists working (N=237) in the city of Goiânia, Midwesthern Brazil, in 2004. Data were collected using a questionnaire including the WHOQOL-Bref instrument, demographic data and occupation information, and self-rated health status and quality of life. Simple and multiple logistic regression analyses were used to estimate associations. RESULTS: Response rate was 62.9% (N=149). The physical domain had the highest mean scores (70.3; SD=14.6) and the environment domain had the lowest mean scores (59.4; SD=13.7). Most dentists had low quality of life in the physical (51.0%) and psychological domains (52.3%) and high quality of life in the social relationships (50.3%) and environment domains (59.1%). The multiple logistic regression showed an association between self-rated health status and satisfaction and the physical domain; and self-rated quality of life and the physical, psychological and environment domains. CONCLUSIONS: The occupation group studied showed low quality of life in the physical and psychological domains and high quality of life in the social relationships and environment domains, which were associated to self-rated quality of life, current health status and satisfaction.
OBJECTIVE: To assess quality of life and related factors among dentists of a local public health service. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out comprising dentists working (N=237) in the city of Goiânia, Midwesthern Brazil, in 2004. Data were collected using a questionnaire including the WHOQOL-Bref instrument, demographic data and occupation information, and self-rated health status and quality of life. Simple and multiple logistic regression analyses were used to estimate associations. RESULTS: Response rate was 62.9% (N=149). The physical domain had the highest mean scores (70.3; SD=14.6) and the environment domain had the lowest mean scores (59.4; SD=13.7). Most dentists had low quality of life in the physical (51.0%) and psychological domains (52.3%) and high quality of life in the social relationships (50.3%) and environment domains (59.1%). The multiple logistic regression showed an association between self-rated health status and satisfaction and the physical domain; and self-rated quality of life and the physical, psychological and environment domains. CONCLUSIONS: The occupation group studied showed low quality of life in the physical and psychological domains and high quality of life in the social relationships and environment domains, which were associated to self-rated quality of life, current health status and satisfaction.
Authors: José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes; Tatiana Natasha Toporcov; João Luiz Bastos; Paulo Frazão; Paulo Capel Narvai; Marco Aurélio Peres Journal: Rev Saude Publica Date: 2016-09-01 Impact factor: 2.106
Authors: Mariza Alves Barbosa Teles; Mirna Rossi Barbosa; Andréa Maria Duarte Vargas; Viviane Elizângela Gomes; Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira; Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins; Raquel Conceição Ferreira Journal: Health Qual Life Outcomes Date: 2014-05-15 Impact factor: 3.186