Citation

Teixeira JR, Boery EN, Casotti CA, Araujo TM, Pereira R, Ribeiro ÍJ, Rios MA, Amorim CR, Moreira RM, Boery RN, Sales ZN. Cad. Saude Publica 2015; 31(1): 97-110.

Vernacular Title

Associação entre aspectos psicossociais do trabalho e qualidade de vida de mototaxistas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25715295

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of motorcycle taxi drivers and the association with psychosocial characteristics of their work. This was a cross-sectional epidemiological study with a sample of 400 motorcycle taxi drivers in Jequié, Bahia State, Brazil. The study used a form containing demographic and socioeconomic data, WHO Quality of Life-Bref Questionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref), and the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ). Motorcycle taxi drivers with greater decision-making control over their work showed better self-rated quality of life in the psychological domain; those with high psychological demands presented better self-rated quality of life in the social relations and environmental domains; those with high strain and active work showed better self-rated quality of life in the social and environmental domains. The psychosocial work environment and especially decision-making autonomy were thus important determinants of self-rated quality of life in this group of motorcycle taxi drivers.

Language: pt