Factors associated with health dissatisfaction of elementary school teachers

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 73; no. suppl 5; pp. e20190832 - 9
• Main Authors: Santos, Ediálida Costa, Espinosa, Mariano Martínez, Marcon, Samira Reschetti, Reiners, Annelita Almeida Oliveira, Valim, Marília Duarte, Alves, Bryan Mariano Martínez
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2020
• Subjects: Education; Elementary school teachers; Elementary schools; Health; Health promotion; Health psychology; Mental disorders; Nursing; Occupational Health; Population; Prevalence; Public schools; Quality of Life; Sample size; School Teachers; Speech therapy; Brazil
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0832

To evaluate factors associated with health dissatisfaction of public elementary school teachers. Cross-sectional study conducted among teachers from a Midwest capital, in 2017. A self-administered questionnaire composed of a collection of validated instruments and additional questions was used. Poisson Regression was performed, considering significance p <0.05. sample composed of 326 teachers, with an average age of 43 years, 87.1% female. Concerning health conditions, 19.5% were dissatisfied and 31.5% were indifferent. In a simultaneous analysis of the factors of interest, a statistically significant association was found among teacher's health dissatisfaction and the presence of symptoms of common mental disorders (PRa= 2.28), musculoskeletal symptoms in the last 12 months (PRa= 1.71), voice disorders (PRa= 1.29), never/rarely waking up rested (PRa= 1.45), never/rarely engage in physical activity/sports (PRa= 1.57), among other factors. never/rarely waking up rested and engaging in physical activity/sports, the presence of common mental disorders, musculoskeletal symptoms and voice disorders were associated with health dissatisfaction.