Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de los docentes vinculados con la Universidad Santo Tomás en el segundo periodo de 2020

Abstract

Introduction: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) determines personal satisfaction by taking into account physical, psychological, social, personal and economic aspects. Limited publications study HRQL in university teachers. Aim: To evaluate HRQL in professors from different areas linked to a Colombian university. Method: a cross-sectional study was carried out with 267 teachers with the Colombian version of the WHOQOL-BREF. Sociodemographic variables, work situation, and the domains of the questionnaire (physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment) were evaluated. A descriptive analysis was carried out, the Student's t test and ANOVA, and a multiple linear regression were applied. A value of p <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The average age was 44.3 ± 10.8 years, 51.3% were women. More than half of the participants (62.6%) had a master's degree, 206 (77.2%) had online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 33.3% were from the health area, 24 , 0% of the engineering and architecture areas. Less than half (39.7%) of the teachers rated their HRQL as "very good" and 109 (40.8%) were "very satisfied" with their health. Physical activity had a great influence on the domains of physical health, psychological health, social relationships and the environment (β: 7.7 95% CI 4.4 - 11.1 / β: 7.1 95% CI 3.7 - 10.4 / β: 9.8 95% CI 5.4 - 14.3 / β: 6.7 95% CI 3.4 - 10.1). Having face-to-face classes showed a positive influence in the domains of physical health (β: 5.7 95% CI 1.7 - 9.8), psychological health (β: 5.3 95% CI 1.3 - 9.2) and social relationships (β: 6.1 95% CI 0, 9-11.3). Conclusions: Doing physical activity and having face-to-face classes had a positive impact on the four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire.