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. 2014 Apr 27:12:60.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-12-60.

Health-related quality of life and related factors of military police officers

Franciele Cascaes da Silva  1 , Salma Stéphany Soleman Hernandez, Beatriz Angélica Valdivia Arancibia, Thiago Luis da Silva Castro, Paulo José Barbosa Gutierres Filho, Rudney da Silva
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Health-related quality of life and related factors of military police officers

Franciele Cascaes da Silva et al. Health Qual Life Outcomes. .

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Purpose: The present study aimed to determine the effect of demographic characteristics, occupation, anthropometric indices, and leisure-time physical activity levels on coronary risk and health-related quality of life among military police officers from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Methods: The sample included 165 military police officers who fulfilled the study’s inclusion criteria. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Short Form Health Survey were used, in addition to a spreadsheet of socio-demographic, occupational and anthropometric data. Statistical analyses were performed using descriptive analysis followed by Spearman Correlation and multiple linear regression analysis using the backward method.

Results: The waist-to-height ratio was identified as a risk factor low health-related quality of life. In addition, the conicity index, fat percentage, years of service in the military police, minutes of work per day and leisure-time physical activity levels were identified as risk factors for coronary disease among police officers.

Conclusions: These findings suggest that the Military Police Department should adopt an institutional policy that allows police officers to practice regular physical activity in order to maintain and improve their physical fitness, health, job performance, and quality of life.

Objetivo: O presente estudo teve como objetivo determinar o efeito das características demográficas, ocupacionais, antropométricas e dos níveis de atividade física no lazer sobre o risco coronariano e qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de policiais militares do Estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil.

Métodos: A amostra foi composta por 165 policiais militares que preencheram os critérios de inclusão do estudo. Foram aplicados os questionários International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Form Health Survey-36 e Inventário de Risco Coronariano, além de uma planilha de dados sócio-demográficos, ocupacionais e antropométricos. As análises estatísticas consistiram em análise descritiva seguida de correlação de Spearman e análise de regressão linear múltipla utilizando o método backward.

Resultados: A relação cintura estatura foi identificada como fator de risco para uma baixa qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde. Além disso, o índice de conicidade, percentual de gordura, tempo de serviço na Polícia Militar, minutos de trabalhos por dia e níveis de atividade física no lazer foram identificados como fatores de risco para doença coronariana entre os policiais.

Conclusões: Estes resultados sugerem que os Departamentos de Polícia Militar devem adotar uma política institucional que viabilize a prática da atividade física regular, com o objetivo de manter e aperfeiçoar as aptidões físicas, com vistas à melhoria de sua saúde e, por conseguinte para o seu aprimoramento técnico profissional e sua qualidade de vida.

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