Evaluación funcional e inclusión social de los pacientes discapacitados del sector 6 del Centro de Salud de Santa Elena. Año 2018.

Abstract

Background: Disability is a public health problem that affects the standard of living of patients who suffer from it and that by limiting their overall development affects their social inclusion. Materials and methods: Observational, relational, prospective cross-sectional study. Patients with disabilities from Sector 6 of the Santa Elena Health Center were included, who, after informed consent, were given a survey and a functional evaluation test to determine their level of dependence based on the accomplishment of 10 basic activities. Results: The sociodemographic characteristics that predominate are: male sex (66.7%), age group 65 years old (45%), primary education level (53.3%), marital status (51.7), type of physical disability (41.7%). The assessment of the functionality determined that there is mainly moderate dependence (33.3) and severe dependence (30%). It was established that most patients are moderately inserted (78.3%). The association between functionality and social inclusion was (p <0.03). Conclusions: Statistical significance was found between functionality and social inclusion, which guides us to improve the adaptation to the environment of disabled patients that allow a just and dignified social insertion.