Health and quality of life: A survey of military personnel from the paratrooper infantry brigade

During the careers of military personnel of the Parachute Infantry Brigade, who, due to the needs of their service, are exposed to various stimuli in their activities considered high risk, the physical and mental health of these professionals is essential, as they can be affected by high levels of stress, suggesting impacts on their quality of life. Based on the encouragement of professor Janiara de Lima Medeiros provoked by concerns about the inclusion of the female body in the Agulhas Negras Military Academy, starting in 2018, this research was directed to questions about healthy living in the barracks. The objective of this research was to correlate the stress levels and quality of life of 113 military personnel of the Parachute Infantry Brigade, who are fit for airborne activities. Five instruments were used in this research: free and informed consent form; letter of consent; sociodemographic data; stress inventory (LIPP-2000) and quality of life assessment instrument of the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-100). The results highlighted positive correlations between quality of life, length of service and age, and there was no significant correlation between total stress and quality of life. The limitations of the research are discussed, since it did not include samples from other genders, thus restricting the scope of other possibilities inherent to the researched public, since in its active personnel, we have female representation. Another issue is the size of the sample in relation to the population, since it did not include a sufficient number of participants to achieve a smaller margin of error and a higher level of confidence in the results. We emphasize the importance of a more comprehensive study to verify whether the results found in this study will be maintained in the face of changes in the scenario of this military institution.