Factors associated with perceived quality of life in artisanal fishermen: a cross-sectional study

BMC Res Notes. 2019 Aug 2;12(1):479. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4525-4.

Abstract

Objective: To analyze a combination of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, chronotype, stress perception and level of physical activity with the perception of quality of life in artisanal fishermen.

Results: Several variables were associated with lower scores of quality of life domains: workload (P = 0.047), age (P = 0.01), economic class D-E (P = 0.04) and perceived stress scores (P = 0.01) for scores physical domain; workload (P = 0.03) and perceived stress (P < 0.001) for scores psychological domain; Perceived stress (P < 0.001) and age (P = 0.01) for social domain scores; economic class D-E (P = 0.03) and perceived stress (P = 0.01) for environment domain scores; perceived stress (P = 0.01) and age (P = 0.01) for general quality of life scores and; female sex (P = 0.04) and age (P = 0.02) for the score of satisfaction with quality of life.

Keywords: Artisanal fishermen; Chronobiology; Quality of life; Stress; Vulnerable populations.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Fisheries / economics
  • Fisheries / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Health / statistics & numerical data*
  • Quality of Life*
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Workload*