This study sought to investigate the perception of quality of life and the importance of the physical, psychological, social relationships and environmental domains for overall quality of life for elementary education teachers in Florianópolis in the State of Santa Catarina. The sample was composed of 349 teachers of the (state and municipal) public school system who filled out a questionnaire with socio-demographic information and the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. The average overall quality of life was 63.75 points. The environmental domain had the lowest average score (53.93 points) while the social relationship domain had the highest score (73.1 points). The environment and physical domains showed higher association with average overall quality of life. Teachers who worked in the state education system had the lowest average overall quality of life score (p = 0.001). Lowest scores for overall quality of life were linked to longer teaching hours (p = 0.008) and more weekly work hours (p = 0.013). Reduction of workload, health promotion programs during the career and ergonomic actions in the school environment are necessary.
Quality of life; Occupational health; Working conditions; Education; Student health
