Author:

• Celline Cardoso Almeida-Brasil - Almeida-Brasil, Celline Cardoso - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Farmácia Social - <celline.cardoso@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Micheline Rosa da Silveira - Silveira, M.R - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Farmácia Social - <michelinerosa@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7002-4428
• Kátia Rodrigues Silva - Silva, Kátia Rodrigues - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Farmácia Social - <katiarosil@hotmail.com>
• Marina Guimarães Lima - Lima, M.G. - Belo Horizonte, MG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Farmácia Social - <marina.glima@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0959-3079
• Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais Faria - Faria, Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Fisioterapia - <chrismoraisf@yahoo.com>
• Claudia Lins Cardoso - Cardoso, Claudia Lins - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Psicologia - <clins.rj@gmail.com>
• Hans Joachim Menzel - Menzel, Hans Joachim - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Educação Física - <menzel@ufmg.br>
• Maria das Graças Braga Ceccato - Ceccato, M.G.B - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Farmácia Social - <mgbceccato@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4340-0659

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

This study aimed to identify the factors associated with quality of life (QoL) in patients treated at four health centers of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Sectional study with 930 adult patients registered in the health centers ed. A questionnaire with socio-demographic and health characteristic was used, as well as the WHOQOL-bref to evaluate QoL. After descriptive analyses, simple and multiple linear regression were conducted in order to measure the association between QoL domains and independent variables. The mean scores of QoL were higher in social relationship domain. In environment domain, the scores were the lowest and differed between some of the health centers included in the study. In general, worse QoL perceptions were related to poorer health, housing, education and income, as well as social and psychological issues. Actions to improve the QoL of patients should be developed in primary health care, once it is the gateway to the Unified Health System.

Keywords:

Quality of LifeHealth CentersPrimary Health Care

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