Quality of life of sign language interpreters
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2724.2017v29i3p462-469Keywords:
Quality of life, Occupational health, Cumulative trauma disorders.Abstract
Objective: This study aims to evaluate aspects related to Sign Language interpreter’s quality of life and relates it with their professional activities. Methods: It is a quantitative cross-sectional study, and data were collected by application of a characterization questionnaire and by SF -36 of the WHO. Twenty-five interpreters participated with average age of 36.16 years. The Friedman ANOVA test was used. Results: The results demonstrate that between functional capacity, pain, general health, mental health and vitality there were significant differences, and that functional capacity is best assessed by the participants. Conclusion: It is noticed that for most participants the act of interpreting causes pain, psychological stress and changes in their general health, besides loss of vigor, strength, energy and disposal.Downloads
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2017-09-29
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Guarinello, A. C., Lisboa, T. R., Pereira, A. de S., Santos, I. B. dos, Iachisnki, L. T., Marques, J. M., & Silva, R. Q. da. (2017). Quality of life of sign language interpreters. Distúrbios Da Comunicação, 29(3), 462–469. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2724.2017v29i3p462-469
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Copyright (c) 2017 Ana Cristina Guarinello, Tania Rodrigues Lisboa, Adriano de Souza Pereira, Israel Bispo dos Santos, Luci Teixeira Iachisnki, Jair Mendes Marques, Ronaldo Quirino da Silva
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