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0147/2015 - Quality of life of Primary Care Attenders in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo – Associations with Stressful life events and mental health.
Qualidade de vida em pacientes da atenção primária do Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo – Associações com eventos de vida produtores de estresse e saúde mental.

Author:

• Flávia Batista Portugal - Portugal, F.B - ES - ENSP - <flaviabportugal@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4425-2627

Co-author(s):

• MONICA RODRIGUES CAMPOS - Campos, M. R. - ENSP - <monicarodriguescampos@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7443-5977
• Sandra Lúcia Correia Lima Fortes - Fortes, Sandra Lúcia Correia Lima - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) / Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM) - <sandrafortes@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9918-1555
• Daniel Almeida Gonçalves - Gonçalves, D. A. - UNIFESP - <daniel.almeida.33@gmail.com>
• Jair de Jesus Mari - Mari JJ - São Paulo, São Paulo - UNIFESP - <jamari17@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde Mental

Abstract:

Quality of life(QoL) is a subjective construct which can be negatively associated by agents, such as mental disorders, and the presence of Stressful Life Events(SLE’s). Objective: identify the association between socioeconomic and demographic variables, common mental disorders, suggestive cases of depression and anxiety, SLE’s with QoL in patients attended in Primary Care(PC). Methodology: It is a transversal study, held with 1.466 patients cared for in PC, in the city of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, in 2009 and 2010. A bi-variable analysis was done through T-testing and four multiple linear regressions for each outcome (QoL domains). Results: The scores for the physical, psychological, social relations and environment domains were, respectively, 64.7; 64.2; 68.5 and 49.1. Through a multi-variable analysis, it was found association with health problems and discrimination, psychological with discrimination, social relations with financial / structural problems, external causes and health problems, and the environment with financial / structural problems, causes external and discrimination. Conclusion: Mental health issues, health problems and financial/structural problems were was associated with QoL. Considering this, we can evaluate how important the knowledge of psychic suffering and the SLE’s is to improve the population´s QoL.

Keywords:

Quality of lifeStressful Life Events Common Mental DisorderAnxiety DepressionPrimary Care.

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Portugal, F.B, Campos, M. R., Fortes, Sandra Lúcia Correia Lima, Gonçalves, D. A., Mari JJ. Quality of life of Primary Care Attenders in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo – Associations with Stressful life events and mental health.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Aug). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/quality-of-life-of-primary-care-attenders-in-rio-de-janeiro-and-sao-paulo-associations-with-stressful-life-events-and-mental-health/15216?id=15216



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