Of quality of life of caregivers of people with physical and intellectual disabilities: a study with WHOQOL-Bref
Abstract
Introduction: The quality of life is a multifaceted construct that includes behavioral and cognitive abilities of the individual, emotional well-being and skills that require the performance of domestic roles, professional and social. Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of caregivers of people with physical and intellectual disabilities. Methods: The study was conducted by collecting data with two self-administered instruments (WHOQOL-Bref), after signing the consent form. Data were managed and analyzed in a data spreadsheet Microsoft Office Excel®. Results: The mean values obtained for each domain and each group were: people with intellectual disabilities caregivers showed 71.2% in the physical domain, psychological domino 74.0%, 65.5% social relations, environment and 55.9% 66.7% quality of life. As for the physically disabled people caregivers presented, 65.2% in the physical domain, psychological 67.2%, 67.1% social relations, 50.6% and 62.5% environmental quality of life. Conclusion: It is considered necessary public policies aimed at promoting health, with actions that contribute to the development of quality of life due to influences the quality of care.
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