Quality of Life and Health among People Living in an Industrial Area of Poland.

Int J Environ Res Public Health

Department of Nursing Propaedeutics, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 20/24 Francuska Street, 40-027 Katowice, Poland.

Published: April 2019

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study focused on the quality of life and health of young people (ages 25-44) in the Silesian voivodeship, Poland, and used the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire to evaluate these factors.
  • Findings indicated that poor quality of life was linked to low job satisfaction, low physical activity, and health issues like chronic diseases, with significant stress and environmental factors also playing a role.
  • Overall, the research highlighted the critical impact of work conditions, employment characteristics, and lifestyle choices on the health and quality of life of the population studied.

Article Abstract

The quality of life and health status of the population significantly depends on socio-economic factors, including working and employment conditions. This epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out among young inhabitants aged 25⁻44 years living in the Silesian voivodeship in Poland. The quality of life was evaluated using the short version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. A total of 905 respondents were examined. It was shown that the poor quality of life in all assessed domains was associated with a low job satisfaction level, low physical activity, and higher self-assessed health status. Furthermore, the worse self-assessed health status in the study group was mainly related to such factors as earlier diagnosed chronic disease, lower job satisfaction, and low physical activity. Additionally, diagnosed chronic disease among occupationally active respondents was correlated with health deterioration due to excessive stress, living in the vicinity of heavy road traffic, and was declared by women more frequently. The results of the presented study confirmed that the quality of life and health status in young inhabitants of the Silesian voivodeship significantly depends on the work characteristics, employment conditions and lifestyle factors.

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