Disability and quality of life in the adult population of Soledad, Atlántico – Colombia

Abstract

Objective. Relate disability and quality of life in adults in the municipality of Soledad, Atlantic(Colombia).

Design. Empirical Approach-analytical, descriptive study of scope correlational.

Methodology. Involved 125 people with disabilities, older than 20 years, with more than six months of evolution of the permanent limitation. We used a  uestionnaire WHODAS 2.0 for the evaluation of disability and the WHOQOL-BREF to determine quality of life related to health.

Results. The areas of disability that showed significant relationship (pvalor ≤ 0.05) with the domains of quality of life were mobility, activities of daily living and participation. The area of mobility presented a significant association and inverse to all domains of quality of life, highlighting the relationship between the domain physical and mobility which presented the highest force of association (moderate). Here is significant relationship between the overall score of disability and the general quality of life, with a moderate force and character reverse.

Conclusion. Based on the results found, establishes that in the sample participant to lesser disability better perception of quality of life.