Calidad de vida en salud de los docentes del programa de la especialización de endodoncia de la Universidad Santo Tomás seccional Bucaramanga en el segundo periodo del 2023

Abstract

Introduction: quality of life is defined according to the OMS as the individual's perception of their position in life within the cultural context and the value system in which they live with respect to their goals, expectations, norms and concerns. Objective: Determine the health quality of life of the teachers of the endodontics specialization program at the Santo Tomás University in the first semester of 2023. Methodology: a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with 27 teachers linked to the endodontics program. from the Universidad Santo Tomás Bucaramanga in which sociodemographic variables and variables related to job performance are evaluated according to the Colombian version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. In addition, 4 domains of CVRS were evaluated (physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment). Results: the average age was 49 years, 59.26% of the teachers were women; more than half of them were married. When evaluating the labor variables, it was found that 85.19% worked only at the Santo Tomas University, with respect to the level of education, 74.07% have completed clinical specialization, and according to the type of hiring, 59.26% are linked as lecture hour, 37.04% work hour and 40.74%) curricular activity. When evaluating teachers' perception of their CVRS the majority of participants classify it as very good (40.7%), as in the question of how satisfied they are with their health, the majority are quite satisfied and very satisfied with their health. When evaluating the psychological health domain, a statistically significant difference was evident in the teachers who did routine physical activity (p=0.0130), this being more favorable than in those who did not. Conclusions: according to the relationship of the domains of HRQOL with the type of contract and teaching category, no statistically significant differences were evident.