Health-related quality of life in individuals with chronic diseases living in a vulnerable area of North Lima

• Velarde-Tejada, Milusca Jaqueline ^[1] ; Vela-Quico, David Fidel ^[3] ; Enciso-Miranda, Fernando Ubaldo ^[3] ; Ormaza Esmeraldas, Elizabeth del Carmen ^[2] ; Aguilar-Medrano, Fidel ^[4]
  1. [1] Universidad Tecnológica del Perú

     Universidad Tecnológica del Perú

     Perú

     
  2. [2] Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí

     Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí

     Portoviejo, Ecuador

     
  3. [3] Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Perú
  4. [4] Hospital Municipal de Morón “Ostaciana B. de Lavignolle”, Departamento Medicina Interna, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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• Localización: SAP Health and Policy, ISSN-e 3125-2478, Nº. 1, 2022
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Quality of life is very important in relation to health, as it addresses functions that enable people to maintain a healthy life. Therefore, the research objective is to determine the quality of life in relation to health in people with chronic diseases living in a vulnerable area of northern Lima. This is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, and non-experimental study. A total population of 152 people with chronic diseases responded to a questionnaire on sociodemographic aspects and a questionnaire on quality of life in relation to health. The results show that 18 (n=11.8%) have a low quality of life, 26 (n=17.1%) have an average quality of life, 58 (n=38.2%) have a high quality of life, and 50 (n=32.9%) have a very high quality of life. It was concluded that strategies to increase promotion and prevention of non-communicable diseases should be taken into account.