Migration, Quality of Life And Health of Brazilian Immigrants in Portugal

Abstract

Background: Immigrants face many challenges when settling in a foreign country, numerous factors influence this immigrant experience including the resources they bring with them and those they find in the host society. The literature has indicated that a significant number of individuals migrate in search of a better quality of life. In this context, the objective of the study was to analyze the quality of life and health of Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal, using the"Medical Outcomes Study: 36-Item Short Form Survey" (SF-36). Methods and Results:A cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach developed under the project titled: Health status and quality of life of Brazilian immigrants in Portugal conducted in the first half of 2016, with 682 Brazilian immigrant women over 18 living in Portugal. This study adopted as reference SF-36, a generic instrument for the evaluation of Quality of Life. It can be affirmed that the quality of life and health of Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal is good, since all dimensions presented values above 50%. It was evidenced that Brazilian immigrants who live alone have lower levels of quality of life and health than those who live with someone and, that Brazilian immigrants who are unemployed, have low levels of quality of life and health compared to those who are in another employment situation, and Brazilian immigrants entering the labor market with a workload of more than 40 hours per week present similar levels of quality of life and health compared to those who work fewer hours. Conclusion:In general, one can affirm that the quality of life and health of Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal is good, but due to

Qualidade de vida de imigrantes brasileiras vivendo em Portugal

“…Morar sozinha parece ser uma condição, que vem crescendo, entre as mulheres que migram em busca de melhores condições de vida. Nesse mesmo estudo, os autores detectaram que as que estão desempregadas possuem mais baixos níveis de QV e saúde em relação às que estão em outra situação laboral ou inseridas de alguma forma no mercado de trabalho (OLIVEIRA ET AL., 2017).…”

“…Quanto mais desiguais as relações de gênero, aumenta a possibilidade de submissão, subordinação e todos os tipos de violências, gerando sentimentos negativos e comportamentos incapacitantes. Oliveira et al (2017), em estudo com brasileiras em Portugal, identificou que as que estão morando há mais tempo no País possuem níveis mais adequados de QV e saúde.…”