ABSTRACT
Objective:
to evaluate the Quality of Life and its association with demographic and clinical characteristics of users with Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases, assisted in Primary Health Care.
Method:
cross-sectional study with individuals diagnosed with chronic non-communicable disease, developed with sociodemographic/clinical questionnaire and WHOQOL-Bref, in Primary Health Care in a municipality in the northwest of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil, between July 2018 and June 2019.
Results:
quality of life with lower mean in the Physical domain (59.71) and higher in the psychological domain (73.30). Results with statistical difference for age group in the Physical (p<0.048), Psychological (p=0.041) and Environment (p=0.003) domains, and with the variables color and profession in the Environment domain (p=0.002).
Conclusion:
the study contributes to direct and strengthen health education actions developed by primary care teams, aiming at quality of life.
DESCRIPTORS
Chronic Disease; Primary Health Care; Quality of Life; Noncommunicable Diseases; Community Health Nursing