Qualidade de vida de professores da rede municipal de ensino de um município de pequeno porte do interior do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of teachers in the municipal education network of Pontão/RS, as well as to characterize a population studied by analyzing the factors associated with quality of life. Methods: Cross-sectional research conducted with a population of 41 teachers. The study-dependent variable for quality of life, evaluation of the WHOQOL-bref questionnaire, and as variables, analyzed through the socioeconomic and demographic questionnaire developed by the research group, were sex, age, weekly workload, teaching time, employment, exercise of another paid function and carryingout domestic work. The collected data were discovered through a statistical analysis being considered a 95% Confidence Interval. Results: The average age was 41.3 years, the average time of work was 15.5 years and almost all participants were female. In addition, it was possible to verify an overall quality of life level of 68.4%, with the domains with the lowest score being the psychological and environment domains. Finally, the data found in the present study are in line with the results of other similar studies already carried out. Conclusions: There is a need for planning and the implementation of health promotion actions, in addition to the development of an adequate work environment, considering that the population served is predominantly female.