Perfil sociodemográfico e avaliação da qualidade de vida de pessoas com deficiência em uma estratégia saúde da família

Abstract

Currently, many public policies exist for people with disabilities, but it is worth mentioning that remain invisible to society, including in health services. This study aims to get to know the sociodemographic profile and quality of life of people with disabilities in a Family Health Strategy. The study is characterized as observational, cross-sectional and descriptive, with a quantitative approach, and it was developed in a municipality in the northern region of Rio Grande do Sul. The research participants were people with disabilities who live in the area covered by the health unit. As inclusion criteria, people with physical, visual, mental and aged 18 and over old disabilities were selected. People with cognitive and auditory deficits who made data collection impossible due to the interpretation of the questionnaires were excluded. Data collection took place through semi-structured interviews and quality of life assessment using the Whoqol-Dis scale, the analysis was performed using the mean of the domains and facet. As a result, the people interviewed do not have multiple disabilities, the age group is mostly 40 to 60 years old (58,4%), with greater proportion to the female sex (58,3%), in relation to schooling, did not attend school (41,7%) and as a retired occupation (58,3%). It can be seen that people with disabilities have a quality of life below the estimated average, when compared to other individuals. Therefore, there is a need for greater government investments, effective public policies and a more sensitive view of professionals and the community.