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      Quality of life, social position and occupational groups in Brazil: evidence from a population-based survey Translated title: Qualidade de vida, posição social e grupos ocupacionais no Brasil: evidência de uma pesquisa de base populacional

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          This study investigates whether occupation, variable that reflects social position, is associated with good quality of life among Brazilians. It is a cross-sectional study based on data obtained from a population-based survey carried out in Brazil in 2008. The sample composed of 12,423 Brazilians, older than 20 years. Physical and mental quality of life were both measured by SF-36 and scores were grouped in "above the mean" and "below the mean" to set binary outcomes. Logistic regression analysis was carried out to verify the impact of occupational position on the chances of better physical and mental quality of life, controlling it by socio-demographic and health variables. Results showed that Brazilians included on the labour market have better chances of a good physical and mental quality of life, even if controlled by other variables.

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          Buscou-se avaliar as associações entre grupos ocupacionais, importante preditor da posição social, e uma boa qualidade de vida dos brasileiros. Trata-se de um estudo transversal baseado em dados obtidos em um survey de base populacional realizado no Brasil no ano de 2008. Foram analisados 12.423 brasileiros com idade superior a 20 anos. Os desfechos de qualidade de vida física e mental foram mensurados por meio dos componentes sumários do instrumento validado SF-36. Tanto a qualidade de vida física quanto a mental tiveram seus escores agrupados em "acima" e "abaixo da média" para configurar desfechos binários. Foi realizada regressão logística a fim de analisar o impacto da posição ocupacional nas chances de qualidade de vida física e mental acima da média, controlando por variáveis sociodemográficas e de saúde. Resultados apontaram que indivíduos inseridos no mercado de trabalho apresentam maiores chances de uma boa qualidade de vida física e mental mesmo controlando por outras variáveis.

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              Assessing quality of life in clinical research: from where have we come and where are we going?

              J. S. Wood (1999)
              The term "quality of life" first surfaced in 1920, but it was not until the 1960s that it came to public notice in North America. This article describes the history of quality of life assessment, discusses its current status, and suggests challenges for the future. The development of generic measures began in the early 1970s and continues today. Disease-specific measures have also proliferated. The 1980s and 1990s saw an increase in methodological rigor, and additional emphasis on analytic approaches, interpretation of scale scores, cultural and language issues, as well as on the development of shorter measures. Future challenges include conceptualization and testing of theoretical models, further refinement of individualized measures for use in routine clinical practice, the use of computer adapted testing in quality of life assessment, and the inclusion of quality of life information in health databases.
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                Journal
                rbepid
                Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
                Rev. bras. epidemiol.
                Associação Brasileira de Pós -Graduação em Saúde Coletiva (São Paulo )
                1415-790X
                September 2013
                : 16
                : 3
                : 748-762
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Brazil
                [2 ] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Brazil
                Article
                S1415-790X2013000300748
                10.1590/S1415-790X2013000300018
                24896287
                48f75d62-2e2a-43ed-a7a7-8e9648fe0e04

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Health Policy & Services

                Public health
                Quality of life,Social class,Social conditions,Occupations,Health inequalities,Logistic models,Epidemiology,Social sciences,Qualidade de vida,Classe social,Condições sociais,Ocupações,Desigualdades em saúde,Modelos logísticos,Epidemiologia,Ciências sociais

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