Espiritualidade na avaliação da qualidade de vida dos catadores de materiais recicláveis: estudo transversal

Objective: To assess spirituality in quality of life of collectors of recyclable materials and investigate the influence of possible associated factors. Method: observational cross-sectional study conducted in 2010 with 96 people, aged 18-74 years. It was applied the Portuguese version of the questionnaire of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-100). Statistical test ANOVA analysis of variance. Evaluated the significance level alpha = 0.05. Results: In the field of spirituality, only the variable number of children had any significance (p = 0.018), meaning that the best assessments were of those with more than three children. The external comparison with a similar study found similarities between the scores. It was proven that the collectors express perceptions in the field of spirituality, similar to the comparison group. Conclusion: it is necessary to examine the question further through additional investigations, considering the complexity of factors involved in assessing the quality of life and spirituality.Descriptors: Spirituality. Quality of life. Workres. Collectors.Received: 11/09/2011 Approved: 03/16/2012