QUALITY OF LIFE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN RETIREES DUE TO DISABILITY IN A BRAZILIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
Keywords:
Retirement, quality of life, insurance, disability, universitiesAbstract
Objective: To evaluate the Quality of Life and the associated factors in civil servants retired due to disability. Method: Analytical study with 40 retired public employees due to disability from a Brazilian public university between the years 2000-2014. A questionnaire was used to obtain the data characterizing the participants, and the Short Form Health Survey (SF36v2) was used to evaluate their quality of life. For statistical analysis, multiple linear regression and bootstrapping were used. Results: Disabled retirees presented mean scores of 42.3 (DS 12.1) in the physical component and 41.1 (DS 16.4) in the mental component. The lower perceptions in the domains of quality of life were mainly associated with chronic disease, while the highest perceptions of some
domains were associated with leisure and being in a marital relationship. Conclusion: The participants presented an unsatisfactory quality of life. It is necessary to control chronic diseases, stimulate healthy living habits and promote health in order to improve the quality of life of these people.
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