Quality of life of public-service oral health teams from Pedro II, Piauí

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objectives: To verify the quality of life of oral health teams in the municipal public service. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 24 professionals working in oral health teams in Pedro II, Piauí. Data were collected using a questionnaire containing the WHOQOL-Bref instrument from the World Health Organization and other questions about demographic variables, professional practice, and self-perception of health status and quality of life. Pearson’s chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used to statistically analyze the association between variables. Results: The population consisted of dentists (62.5%) and technicians/assistants (37.5%), with a predominance of females (58.3%), aged between 25 and 35 years (41.7%), without postgraduate or complete postgraduate studies (37.5%) and without health problems (66.7%). The majority considered their quality of life good (75.0%) and were satisfied with their health (62.5%). The psychological (23.0) and social relations (12.2) domains presented the lowest mean scores. The majority presented low quality of life in the social relations domain (66.7%). Conclusion: The physical domain and satisfaction with health, the psychological domain and self-assessment of quality of life, and the social relations domain and self-assessment of quality of life and health status showed statistically significant associations. Financial resources, recreation and leisure, and physical environment were the facets that presented the lowest scores.