[Chronic health conditions related to quality of life for federal civil servants].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to correlate the QOL domains of the civil servants to the type and number of chronic health conditions.


METHODS
A transversal, quantitative study, conducted at the Department of Civil Servant Assistance of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte with 215 civil servants, during the period from March to May 2011.


RESULTS
Among the chronic health conditions studied, there was significant relationship between non-communicable chronic disease and QOL scores, correlating weakly (r <-376; p <0.008) in the other fields. It was found that the greater the number of chronic conditions, the lower the values on the QOL scale.


CONCLUSIONS
The quality of life of civil servants is negatively influenced by chronic health conditions, compromising, in general, their daily work and life activities.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Luciana Eduardo Fernandes
LE
Saraiva
UFRN, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Lays Pinheiro de
LP
Medeiros
UFRN, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Marjorie Dantas Medeiros
MD
Melo
UFRN, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Manuela Pinto
MP
Tiburcio
Department of Nursing, UFRN, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes
IK
Costa
Nursing Department, UFRN, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Gilson de Vasconcelos
Gde V
Torres
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors