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LIFE QUALITY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ADOLESCENTS
ANA CARMEN ALONSO NACHTIGALL SCHMITT ([email protected]) / Enfermagem/Centro
Universitário Franciscano-UNIFRA, Santa Maria-RS
ORIENTADOR: REGINA GEMA SANTINI COSTENARO ([email protected]) /
Enfermagem/Centro Universitário Franciscano-UNIFRA, Santa Maria-RS
ROSIANE FILIPIN RANGEL ([email protected]) / Enfermagem/Centro Universitário FranciscanoUNIFRA, Santa Maria-RS
ALESSANDRA TRINDADE RODRIGUES ([email protected]) / Enfermagem/Centro
Universitário Franciscano-UNIFRA, Santa Maria-RS
Palavras-Chave:
LIFE QUALITY; ADOLESCENT; NURSING.
INTRODUCTION: The Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA) consider adolescent the human being with age
between twelve and eighteen years¹. This period include the space between childhood and adulthood. In this
way, changes occur in developing biological, psychological, emotional, spiritual and social of human being.
Thereby, it is possible to realize how crucial it is the aspect related to life quality, because this, directly
influences children and adolescents, so that values learned and experienced in social and family life,
contributing to the formation of responsible and committed adults. It is understood that this topic, cannot be
defined as a unique concept because it involves life family, health, love, friendship, collegiality, among other
factors, that constantly influence for a healthy developing. on the exposed, the objective this research was to
investigate the attributes of life's quality on perspective of adolescents, students of public school.
METHODOLOGY: Descriptive exploratory research of quantitative and qualitative approach, inserted in the
Interdisciplinary Research Group on Health - GIPES, which is linked to the project called the School Health
Promotion. Participated of sample 287 students from three public schools in elementary and middle school, of
a municipality located in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected during the year 2010,
through a questionnaire with objective and subjective. The data was discussed by statistical percentage.
Criteria inclusion were: being registered and present in the classroom at the time of the questionnaire,
excluding those who were not present at time of application and may not respond to another date. Ethics
aspects² were respected, the project was approved for UNIFRA's Ethic Committee and registered on
CEP/UNIFRA: 262.2007.2 and on CONEP: 1246. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The life's quality term is
permeated for numerous meanings and concepts, which depend of each person's perception. Thereby, a
young or adolescent realizes the same thing differently than an elderly person, or an adult, because this
perception is eminently human and encompasses meanings from experience, knowledge and values
individual and collective³. Every period of human developing is marked for different maturity degrees, these
issues make that human being establishes priorities to be experienced, which may or may not, be attributed to
quality of life. Therefore, the factors associated with this are often related to economic, social and cultural
aspects, besides personal experience and life styles of each. It was found that for adolescents, life’s quality
includes different factors considered essential for a healthy developing. The researched data showed that for
21% of adolescents, family is the most important for their lives, because it constantly influences on quality of
life for them. Added to this, for 13% of adolescents the fact feel loved as well as having health, peace and
security, are essential to obtain life's quality, strengthening the feelings of love and self-esteem.
Corroborating, it is possible to say that loving relationship with themselves and family, are essential to raise
and maintain their self-esteem. The family is potentially the most fertile environment to strengthen self-esteem
of each of the members who compose it4. For 12% of adolescents, friendships along with feelings of affection
and recognition, as well as motivation to live, are significant factors for developing human quality. It was also
mentioned by 4% of the participants that understanding and forgiveness are essential to the well living. It is
observed that although there may be conflicts between parents and children, from the changes that underlie
this phase of the life cycle, family presence is essential, and primarily responsible for promoting the general
welfare of the adolescent, and consequently their quality of life. This thematic is determined by the extent to
which the ambitions and hopes correspond to personal experience, for the individual's perceptions about his
life, taking into account the cultural context and value, and in relation to their objectives, expectations,
standards and concepts lived in the family's environment5. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: it was verified that in
the adolescents’ point of view, life quality includes different factors that are considered potential for human
beings to reach a healthy development, among them it was highlighted the presence of the family, being this
the one that can meaningfully influence in their well being. It is emphasized that the answers obtained refer to
a human living full of good feelings and good attitudes that are manifested. It seems that for adolescents, it is
not enough to feel, but yet, the family members must manifest and express what they feel.
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