Exclusión social y calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en personas entre 25 y 60 años de la zona nororiental de Medellín - Colombia, 2009 / Social exclusion and quality of life related to health in people from 25 to 60 years old living in the northeast zone, Medellín, 2009
se condujo un estudio transversal de asociación. El tamaño muestral se calculó con un nivel de confianza de 95%, un error de 4,5% y una proporción de 0,28 derivada de la investigación sobre exclusión social realizada en Medellín en el año 2008, para un total de 404 sujetos. La muestra fue obtenida mediante un muestreo probabilístico, por conglomerados, polietápico, proporcional por sexo sin reemplazo. Los datos se analizaron en el software SPSS v.15.0 y StataSE 10.
a cross-sectional study of association was conducted. The sample size was calculated with a confidence level of 95%, an error of 4.5%, and a ratio of 0.28 derived from a study on social exclusion conducted in Medellín in 2008. The study was conducted with a total of 404 subjects. The sample was obtained through a probability, cluster, and multistage sampling that was proportional by sex and had no replacement. The data was analyzed using the SPSS v.15.0 and Stata 10 software.
RESULTS:
22.8% of the population was perceived to be in a situation of social exclusion. The assessment of the Health-Related Quality of Life (hrqol) showed high scores in all the domains of the SF-36 questionnaire. Significant differences were observed in role physical (p = 0.000), role emotional (p = 0.000), and Mental Health (p = 0.023) scores. Non-excluded individuals showed higher scores in these domains.