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      Qualidade de vida e saúde: um debate necessário Translated title: Quality of life and health: a necessary debate

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          Este trabalho traz para o debate as relações entre saúde e qualidade de vida. Busca situar os discursos que se constróem na área da saúde em outros setores e outras disciplinas. Trata de uma representação social criada a partir de parâmetros subjetivos (bem-estar, felicidade, amor, prazer, realização pessoal), e também objetivos, cujas referências são a satisfação das necessidades básicas e das necessidades criadas pelo grau de desenvolvimento econômico e social de determinada sociedade. Mostra os principais instrumentos construídos nos últimos anos para medir qualidade de vida e as discussões que provocam. Reflete, também, sobre o campo semântico em que se desenvolvem as representações e ações voltadas para a qualidade de vida, como as noções de desenvolvimento, democracia, modo, condições e estilo de vida. Na área da saúde, discute a tendência de se estreitar o conceito de qualidade de vida ao campo biomédico, vinculando-o à avaliação econômica. Apresenta os mais variados instrumentos criados para medi-la nessa referida concepção. Considera a proposta de promoção da saúde como a mais relevante estratégia do setor, para evitar o reducionismo médico e realizar um diálogo intersetorial. Argumenta, porém, que essa proposta ainda carece de aprofundamento e de ser testada nas práticas sanitárias.

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          This paper discusses the relationships between quality of life and health by applying the discourses emerging in the health sector to other fields and other disciplines. These relationships constitute social representation based on subjective parameters (well-being, happiness, love, pleasure, personal satisfaction), and on objective ones such as satisfaction of basic needs and of the needs created by the degree of economical and social development of a given society. The text presents the main instruments which have been constructed during the last years for measuring quality of life, as well as the debate they cause. It also debates the semantic field where the representations and actions in favour of quality of life - such as the concept of development, democracy, quality, way and conditions of life - develop. In relation to the field of health, this article discusses the tendency to restrict the concept of quality of life to the biomedical area, associated with an economic assessment. It shows the variety of instruments created for measuring quality of life in accordance with the concept. Health promotion is considered one of the most relevant strategies in this field in order to avoid medical reductionism and to develop an interdisciplinary dialogue. It is argued that this proposal, however, still needs to be refined and tested in sanitary practices.

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              Health-related quality of life in chronic disorders: a comparison across studies using the MOS SF-36.

              The purpose of this report is to examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as measured by the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36, across patient populations with chronic disorders and to compare quality of life (QoL) in these subjects with normative data on healthy persons. Six studies, within the Center for Research in Chronic Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, in patients with urinary incontinence, prostate cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), fibromyalgia and hyperlipidaemia provided the data for analysis. The results demonstrated that not only did the prostate cancer and hyperlipidaemia patients have the highest QoL across the chronic disorders, but their QoL was comparable to normative data on healthy persons. Homebound, elderly, incontinent patients had the lowest QoL for physical functioning, whereas patients hospitalized with AIDS had the lowest QoL in general health and social functioning. Patients with COPD had the lowest QoL in role-physical, role-emotional and mental health. Patients with fibromyalgia had the lowest QoL in bodily pain and vitality. Compared to normative data, patients with urinary incontinence, COPD, AIDS and fibromyalgia generally had lower QoL. Prostate cancer and hyperlipidaemia patients had QoL comparable to normative data. Compared to normative data, patients with urinary incontinence, COPD, AIDS and fibromyalgia had more variability for role-emotional. AIDS patients had more variability on physical functioning, bodily pain and social functioning compared to the normative data. These data suggest that patients with various chronic disorders may have QoL that is lower in most domains compared to a healthy population. However, there may be differences in the domains affected as well as the extent of variation across specific chronic disorders.
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                csc
                Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
                Ciênc. saúde coletiva
                ABRASCO - Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil )
                1413-8123
                1678-4561
                2000
                : 5
                : 1
                : 7-18
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                [03] orgnameFundação Oswaldo Cruz orgdiv1Direção Escola Nacional de Saúde Brazil
                [02] orgnameFundação Oswaldo Cruz orgdiv1Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública orgdiv2Departamento de Epidemiologia e Métodos Quantitativos em Saúde Brazil
                [01] Rio de Janeiro orgnameFundação Oswaldo Cruz orgdiv1Comunicação e Informação Brazil mcmina@ 123456netra.castelo.fiocruz.br
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                S1413-81232000000100002 S1413-8123(00)00500102
                10.1590/S1413-81232000000100002
                1d6c4ecd-bfdc-40fe-9206-eb425d650cf9

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                Qualidade de Vida,Indicators for Quality of Life,Quality of Life,Promoção da Saúde,Indicadores de Qualidade de Vida,Health Promotion

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