Calidad de vida en personas con discapacidad de la Asociación Biblian sin barreras Luchando por la Inclusión Cañar 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Quality of life is an issue of great importance as it influences various aspects of the human being. Its definition encompasses not only personal well-being but also influence with the environment. OBJECTIVE: The present research aimed to identify the quality of life in people with disabilities belonging to the Biblian Sin Barreras Association "Struggle for Inclusion." Biblian. 2016. METHODOLOGY: This research was descriptive and observational. The universe to be investigated consisted of 610 people, from which a sample was obtained that was of 149 people randomly selected by means of a calculation applying the established formula to determine the sample of finite population. For the collection of information, primary and secondary sources were used, in the first the Questionnaire of the GENCAT scale and as a complementary instrument a form of 69 items, distributed in eight subscales that correspond to the dimensions of the quality of life. For the tabulation of the results obtained in the research, we worked on Microsoft Excel and SSPS, which made possible the development of tables and graphs that show the analysis, in which descriptive statistics were used. RESULTS: 34% of respondents are between 20-30 years of age; Being a youthful population; 54.4% are male; 49% are single; 100% live in Cantón Biblián; 59.7% belong to the rural sector; 23.5% are engaged in household chores. 65.8% have complete primary education, 63.8% are persons with physical disabilities, and 62.4% have a good quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of the people belonging to the Association "Without Barriers Struggling for Inclusion", belonging to the province of Cañar presents a good and average quality of life, having no evidence of poor quality of life