Quality of Life of Military Policemen in a Western Amazon State in Times of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the quality of life of active military police in a state in the Western Amazon during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional field study, with a convenience sample, non-probabilistic and with a quantitative focus, with 358 active PMs in the PMRO. A self-report questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data and health conditions. To assess QOL, the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire was used, consisting of 26 questions related to the physical, psychological, social relationships and environment domains and their facets. Results: Analyzing the sociodemographic characteristics, the age variable obtained (39.21 ± 6.41) years and (61.17%) of the PMs were less than 40 years old. The variable length of service was (15.44 ± 7.64) and (78.21%) of the police officers had less than 20 years of experience in the police service. The working hours obtained (6.87 ± 2.04) and (29.10 ± 80.79) days away from work due to NCDs or Covid-19. In terms of education, (52.79%) have a college degree, (69.27%) are married, (47.49%) are warrant officers and sergeants with an income between 5 and 7 minimum wages, (49.44%) work 6 daily hours, (43.02%) were removed from the service due to CNCD and (34.08%) due to Covid-19. The general quality of life obtained an average of (15.21 ± 2.00). Among the WHOQOL-Bref domains, the highest score was for the psychological domain (16.01± 2.11) and the lowest for the environment (14.20 ± 2.28) and the self-assessment of QOL was (14, 97 ± 2.69). Conclusion: The quality of life has satisfactory levels, despite chronic health conditions and the multidimensional character of quality of life, with (76.8%) of the PMs evaluating their QOL as very good and good and (65.8%) being very satisfied or satisfied with their health, with the highest scores in the social relationships domain and the lowest in the environment domain. For the facets, the highest scores were for mobility, self-esteem, sexual activity and the lowest scores were for negative feelings, dependence on medication or treatment, and finally, pain and discomfort, data that are corroborated by the self-report of NCDs and Covid-19.