Research from Federal University Goias in Environmental Research and Public Health Provides New Insights (Associated Factors of Quality of Life in Prison Officers, Brazil)

2020 MAY 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Investigators discuss new findings in environmental research and public health. According to news originating from Goiania, Brazil, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “This study analyzed factors associated with the quality of life (QoL) of prison officers (POs) in the Midwest Region of Brazil.”

The news editors obtained a quote from the research from Federal University Goias: “POs in five penitentiary units participated in this cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic data were obtained through face to face interview and a World Health Organization Quality of Life abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire was applied to assess QoL. Student’s * * t* * -test or ANOVA were used for bivariate analysis and multiple linear regression was applied for adjusted analysis. The domains used for outcomes were: physical, psychological, social relations, and the environment. The lowest score among WHOQOL-BREF domains was environment (59.9; 95%CI 58.0-61.5). After adjustment, the factors associated with the physical domain were ‘female sex’ and ‘no history of workplace PO-PO violence’; factors associated with the psychological domain were ‘female sex’, ‘without spouse’, and ‘no history of inmate-PO violence’; factors associated with the social relationships domain were ‘female sex’, ‘work experience in years’, ‘no higher education’, ‘no private health insurance’, and ‘no history of inmate-PO violence’; and factors associated with environment domain were ‘female sex’, ‘work experience in years’, ‘no private health insurance’, and ‘no history of PO-PO violence’.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “This study showed that female workers and those with a history of violence at work had worse QoL scores. This investigation highlights the importance of prison management in promoting QoL of POs, as well as support and development of strategies to prevent workplace violence.”

For more information on this research see: Associated Factors of Quality of Life in Prison Officers, Brazil. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020,17(3508):3508. (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph). The publisher for International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is MDPI AG.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103508.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Cristiane S. C. Araujo, Faculty of Nursing, Federal University Goias, Rua 227 Qd. 68 s, n, Setor Leste Universitario, Goiania 74605-080, Brazil. Additional authors for this research include Ruth Minamisava, Marcos A. Matos, Camila C. F. Vieira, Priscila V. O. Vitorino, Dolors Rodriguez-Martin, Neuma Chaveiro, Lizete M. A. C. Oliveira, Virginia V. Brasil, Douglas J. Nogueira, Leila A. Salha, Maria A. Barbosa.

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