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Type: Artigo de Periódico
Title: Migration, quality of life and health of brazilian immigrants in Portugal
Authors: Oliveira, Eliany Nazaré
Ximenes Neto, Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães
Almeida, Paulo César de
Félix Neto
Keywords: Qualidade de Vida;Saúde Mental
Issue Date: May-2017
Publisher: International Archives of Medicine
Citation: OLIVEIRA, E. N. Migration, Quality of Life And Health of Brazilian Immigrants in Portugal. International Archives of Medicine, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 158, may 2017.
Abstract: Background: Immigrants face many challenges when settling in a foreign country, numerous factors influence this immigrant experience including the resources they bring with them and those they find in the host society. The literature has indicated that a significant number of individuals migrate in search of a better quality of life. In this context, the objective of the study was to analyze the quality of life and health of Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal, using the "Medical Outcomes Study: 36-Item Short Form Survey" (SF-36). Methods and Results: A cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach developed under the project titled: Health status and quality of life of Brazilian immigrants in Portugal conducted in the first half of 2016, with 682 Brazilian immigrant women over 18 living in Portugal. This study adopted as reference SF-36, a generic instrument for the evaluation of Quality of Life. It can be affirmed that the quality of life and health of Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal is good, since all dimensions presented values above 50%. It was evidenced that Brazilian immigrants who live alone have lower levels of quality of life and health than those who live with someone and, that Brazilian immigrants who are unemployed, have low levels of quality of life and health compared to those who are in another employment situation, and Brazilian immigrants entering the labor market with a workload of more than 40 hours per week present similar levels of quality of life and health compared to those who work fewer hours. Conclusion: In general, one can affirm that the quality of life and health of Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal is good, but due to the particularities of the migration process in the current political and international context, a systematic monitoring of living conditions and health of this population is necessary.
URI: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/23284
ISSN: 1755-7682
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