Migrant seasonal farmworkers: Health related quality of life and the factors that affect it/Göçebe mevsimlik tarım işçileri: Sağlıkla ilişkili yaşam kalitesi ve etkileyen faktörler

Aim: This study determined the level of health–related quality of life (HRQoL) of migrant seasonal farmworkers and related factors and compared the levels of the HRQoL of migrant seasonal farmworkers (MSF), seasonal farmworkers (SF) and non-farmworkers (NF). Method: A two staged study was conducted. In the first step we determined the HRQoL scores of MSF and the related factors in the agricultural fields. In the second step, comparisons were made between the HRQoL scores of MSF and SF and NF . There were 100 participants in each group. In order to collect data, a socio-demographic questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire and WHOQOL BREF TR quality of life scale were used. Results: The socio-demographic attributes of MSF were as follows: 58.0% were female, 72% were married, 60.0% were uneducated, and 90.0% had income below the minimum wage. Conclusion: MSF scored lower than both other groups on HRQL for physical, psychological and national environmental domains. A life without basic comforts and challenging working conditions with physical and psychological problems negatively affects the quality of life of migrant seasonal farmworkers. Key words: Health related quality of life, migrant seasonal farmworker, WHOQOL Bref Tr Ozet Amac: Arastirmada, birinci asamada gocebe mevsimlik tarim iscilerinde saglikla iliskili yasam kalitesi duzeyini ve etkileyen faktorleri belirlemek, ikinci asamada gocebe mevsimlik tarim iscileri, mevsimlik tarim iscileri ve tarim iscisi olmayanlarin saglikla iliskili yasam kalitesi duzeylerini karsilastirmak amaclandi. Yontem: Iki asamali bir calisma yurutulmustur. Ilk asamada uc grup iscinin MSF icin yasam kalitesi skorlari ve iliskili faktorler belirlenmistir. Ikinci asamada ise uc grup iscinin saglikla iliskili yasam kalitesi duzeyleri karsilastirilmistir. Her gruba 100 katilimci alindi. Veri toplamak icin yapilandirilmis bir anket, Genel Saglik Anketi, WHOQOL BREF Tr yasam kalitesi olcegi kullanilmistir. Bulgular: Gocebe mevsimlik tarim iscilerinin sosyodemografik ozellikleri soyleydi; %58.0’i kadin, %72.0’i evli, %60.0’i egitimsiz, %90.0’inin geliri asgari ucretin altindaydi. Sonuc: Gocebe mevsimlik tarim iscilerinde fiziksel, psikolojik ve ulusal sorulu cevre bolumu skorlari diger iki gruptan da dusuk bulundu. Temel yasam konforu eksiklikleri ve zorlu calisma kosullari ile fiziksel ve psikolojik problemler saglikla iliskili yasam kalitesini olumsuz etkilemektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Saglikla iliskili yasam kalitesi, gocebe mevsimlik tarim iscileri, Whoqol Bref Tr