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0363/2012 - QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG ADOLESCENTS: cross sectional study using the SF -12
QUALIDADE DE VIDA ENTRE ADOLESCENTES: estudo seccional empregando o SF-12

Author:

• Marise Fagundes Silveira - Silveira, M.F. - Montes Claros, MG - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros - <ciaestatistica@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8821-3160

Co-author(s):

• Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins - Martins, A.M.E.B.L. - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros - <martins.andreamabl@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1205-9910
• Júlio César de Almeida - Almeida, J.C. - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros - <almeida.julioc@yahoo.com.br>
• Raquel Conceição Ferreira - Ferreira, R. C. - Belo Horizonte, - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros - <ferreira_rc@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8897-9345
• Rafael Silveira Freire - Freire, R.S. - Faculdades Integradas Pitágoras de Montes Claros - <rafasfreire@yahoo.com.br >
• Luiz Francisco Marcopito - Marcopito, L.F. - Unoversidade Federal de São Paulo - <marcopito@unifesp.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

The adolescence age is a stage of life which potentially harmful behaviors to one´s health can be initiated. Therefore, the assessment of quality of life in this matter becomes useful to identify higher risk groups that may compromise society´s general welfare. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life and associated factors in a sample of 754 adolescents between the ages of 15 to 19. For the measurement of quality of life we used a potuguese language version of the questionnaire 12- Item Short- Form Health Survey (SF 12). The results showed that satisfactory levels of quality of life are higher with the frequent practice of physical activities and the absence of conditions such as labor activities and consumption of tobacco and alcohol. Females were correlated with lower scores in mental aspects of quality of life.

Keywords:

Quality of Life Adolescent Questionnaires, utilization Adolescent Health Cross-Sectional Studies

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Silveira, M.F., Martins, A.M.E.B.L., Almeida, J.C., Ferreira, R. C., Freire, R.S., Marcopito, L.F.. QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG ADOLESCENTS: cross sectional study using the SF -12. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Jul). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/quality-of-life-among-adolescents-cross-sectional-study-using-the-sf-12/10637



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