Banca de DEFESA: NILA PATRICIA FREIRE PEQUENO

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : NILA PATRICIA FREIRE PEQUENO
DATE: 21/08/2020
TIME: 13:30
LOCAL: Video-conferência via Googe Meet
TITLE:

Quality of Life and Food Insecurity in adults and older adults: Brazuca Natal Study

KEY WORDS:

Quality of life. Food insecurity. Adults. Older adults.

PAGES: 201
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUBÁREA: Epidemiologia
SUMMARY:

Quality of life (QOL) studies have been increasingly valued, given the growing aging population and increased survival of individuals with Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD). The identification of conditions that may be related to the QOL of people can help explain the heterogeneous distribution of adverse health issues. Besides, it provides decision-making support to those responsible for the management, and it can expand government actions to ensure better social, economic, and health conditions for the population. This study aimed to identify socioeconomic, demographic, lifestyle, health, and food security characteristics that may be associated with the QoL of adults and older adults in the city of Natal, Brazil. Cross-sectional research performed using data from the BRAZUCA Natal study. A group of 295 adults and older adults of both sexes aged over 20 years, residents in Natal-Brazil participated in home interviews, using a digital questionnaire (Epicollect5). The WHOQOL-bref questionnaire used to the measured quality of life and the food insecurity by the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (EBIA in Portuguese). Also, socioeconomic, demographic, lifestyle, and health data were collected. Data analysis was performed from the absolute and percentage frequencies, and Poisson multivariate regression was used to verify the association between quality of life domains (physical, psychological, social relations and environment) and two general questions “Perception of QOL” and “Satisfaction with health”  with the independent variables. Stratified analysis carried out to determine the association between the food security situation and QOL among people with food safety - SA (n = 152) and Food Insecurity - IA (n = 143). For the general population, being non-white people (PR = 1.56; 95% CI 1.10-2.19) and being mildly insecure (PR = 2.53; 95% CI 1.62-3.96) moderate (PR = 3.19; 95% CI 2.03-5.00) and severe (PR = 2.86; 95% CI 1.65-4.95) were associated with a higher probability of Perception of regular quality of life , bad or very bad. Satisfaction with regular, unsatisfactory, or very unsatisfactory health was associated with mild food insecurity (PR = 1.73; 95% CI 1.26-2.37), emotional disorders (1.88; 95% CI 1.43-2,49) and having hypertension (1.39; 95% CI 1.05-1.84). In the stratified analysis, being sedentary, sleeping less than 7 hours a day, having diabetes, hypertension, overweight and emotional disturbances were associated with a low perception of QOL (in different domains) in both groups (SA and AI). In group IA, in addition to the factors mentioned, being elderly, not having a partner, not having daily availability of water, and drinking untreated water was associated with a low perception of QOL, highlighting the social vulnerability of this group. In addition to conditions related to social and health inequities, QOL was shown to be associated with conditions related to physical and mental health, NCD, and their risk factors, regardless of being in a situation of AI. However, in the AI group, the condition was worsened due to the lack of adequate access to water, doubly violating the right to adequate food.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2149611 - CLELIA DE OLIVEIRA LYRA
Interno - 3926907 - DYEGO LEANDRO BEZERRA DE SOUZA
Externa ao Programa - 2330137 - VILANI MEDEIROS DE ARAUJO NUNES
Externa à Instituição - MARIA CECILIA ROCHA - RU
Externo à Instituição - RODRIGO PINHEIRO DE TOLEDO VIANNA - UFPB