Quality of life of high school adolescents according to parental level of education / Qualidade de vida de adolescentes do ensino médio de acordo com o grau de instrução dos pais
ABCS health sci
; 46: e021217, 09 fev. 2021. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1343338
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1342.1
Localização: BR1342.1
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
During adolescence, period marked by the accelerated body development, several factors can influence the quality of life.OBJECTIVE:
To identify the correlation between adolescents´ quality of life and their parents' level of education.METHOD:
Seven hundred and seventy-three students, between the age of 14 and 19, from the city of Paranaguá, Paraná, Brazil, participated in the survey in a convenience sample by conglomerates. Sociodemographic data and parents' level of education were collected, in addition to the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ assessment, version 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0).RESULTS:
Children of mothers with college degree showed more positive quality of life in the Physical (p=0.010), School (p=0.014) and Total Quality of Life (p=0.002) dimensions, compared to the children of mothers with elementary school. In the Social dimension, there was a difference between higher education and other levels of education. Children of fathers with college degree showed higher positive perception of quality of life in the Physical dimension (p=0.008), compared to other levels of education. In the School dimension, children had a higher perception (p=0.036) compared to the peers of parents with complete elementary school. Furthermore, there was a correlation between the level of education of parents in Physical (p=0.002 father; p=0.003 mother), School (p=0.004 father; p=0.028 mother) and Total Quality of Life (p=0.002 father; p=0.002 mother) dimensions.Conclusion:
This study revealed the relationship between a better quality of life for the adolescents studied with a higher level of education of their parents.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Pais
/
Qualidade de Vida
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Adolescente
/
Ensino Fundamental e Médio
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Escolaridade
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Aspecto:
Preferência do paciente
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
ABCS health sci
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
/
Saúde Pública
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina/BR