Qualidade de vida de estudantes de pós-graduação em Odontologia: uma análise por meio dos domínios do WHOQOL-bref

The objective of the study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) of postgraduate students in Dentistry through the domains of the World Health Organization Questionnaire for Quality of Life-bref (WHOQOL-bref). This is a cross-sectional study, with 88 students enrolled in a postgraduate program in Dentistry. Data were collected between June and August 2015, including sociodemographic information and a quality of life questionnaire, the WHOQOL-bref. Sociodemographic information was associated with the domains of the questionnaire used. Bivariate analysis, followed by the multinomial logistic regression model were carried out, with p <0.05 being considered significant. The majority (55.7%) of students were classified in the “satisfaction” category in terms of quality of life. In the domains, the highest score found was in Social Relations (15.23 ± 2.72), and the lowest, in Physical (12.82 ± 1.56). There was an association between the frequency of religious practice (p=0.046) and the year of postgraduate school (p=0.025) with the Physical domain; gender (p 0.016) and consider yourself religious (p=0.008) with the Psychological domain; and marital status with the Social Relations (p=0.017) and Environment (p = 0.008) domains. The QoL of postgraduate students in Dentistry was measured in the region of satisfaction, which can be influenced by factors such as religiosity, year of graduation, gender and marital status.