Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 15;17(14):5101. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17145101.
(1) Objective: To understand the perception of Brazilian children about the Quality of Life (QoL) considering their living environment. (2) Methods: This is a qualitative study conducted with children aged 6-10 years, from a medium-sized Brazilian municipality, recruited from public and private schools. An adaptation of the "draw, write, and say" method was used to collect data. At first, all children ( = 252) drew a "neighborhood with QoL". On the same day, the researcher analyzed the graphic elements of the representations and intentionally selected the two best-detailed drawings from each class ( = 49) and the children were invited to narrate them. The narratives were analyzed through content analysis. (3) Results: Two major themes emerged from the content analysis, namely, the physical environment and social environment. The first included the needs to live in a community, such as housing, places of leisure, essential services, and natural elements. The second was relationships with family and friends. (4) Conclusion: The children presented the meaning of an environment with QoL, pointing out essential items to have this ideal environment. The social environment and the physical environment were perceived interdependently; that is, any change in one of these aspects may affect children's QoL.
(1) 目的：了解巴西儿童对生活环境质量（QoL）的看法。(2) 方法：这是一项在巴西一个中等城市开展的定性研究，参与者为 6-10 岁儿童，来自公立和私立学校。采用“绘画、书写和表达”方法收集数据。首先，所有儿童（=252）都画了一幅“有 QoL 的社区”。当天，研究人员分析了绘画中的图形元素，并从每个班级中选出（=49）两个细节描绘最好的画，邀请孩子们对其进行描述。对这些描述进行了内容分析。(3) 结果：内容分析得出两个主要主题，即物理环境和社会环境。第一个主题包括在社区中生活的需求，如住房、休闲场所、基本服务和自然元素。第二个主题是与家人和朋友的关系。(4) 结论：儿童们表达了对有 QoL 的环境的理解，指出了拥有理想环境的基本要素。社会环境和物理环境是相互依存的；也就是说，这些方面的任何变化都可能影响儿童的 QoL。
