Promoting quality of life: impact evaluation of the program “Strength for a healthy life”

In the female population, depression and anxiety are two of the most common health problems. In addition, worry, irritability and fatigue are symptoms by which women commonly seek consultation at health centers. If to this scenario we add living in poverty, the situation is intensified. This is why...

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Autores principales:	Javiera Falcone Castillo, Borja Castro Serrano, Paula Serrano Pérez, Valeria Ortiz Ramírez, Magdalena Toral Chaignea
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Publicado:	Universidad de San Buenaventura 2009
Materias:	Poverty women mental health promotion quality of life Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:83deb77be9534187aec92c63c70115912021-11-25T02:24:15ZPromoting quality of life: impact evaluation of the program “Strength for a healthy life”10.21500/20112084.8752011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/83deb77be9534187aec92c63c70115912009-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/875https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922In the female population, depression and anxiety are two of the most common health problems. In addition, worry, irritability and fatigue are symptoms by which women commonly seek consultation at health centers. If to this scenario we add living in poverty, the situation is intensified. This is why we see with more frequent studies that show the difference between men and women when they experience these kind of situations. This study aims at observing the relationship between quality of life, poverty, and the Program: Strength for a Healthy Life (PSFHL). This program promotes the development of cognitive and emotional capacities to strengthen the lives of low-income women (the average household income is of $444.00 dollars). The impact evaluation is descriptive, with a non-experimental and longitudinal design. Results show that the PSFHL has a significant impact that prevails through time, that women increase their quality of life, and that they decrease their symptoms.Javiera Falcone CastilloBorja Castro SerranoPaula Serrano PérezValeria Ortiz RamírezMagdalena Toral ChaigneaUniversidad de San BuenaventuraarticlePovertywomenmental health promotionquality of lifePsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 2, Iss 1 (2009)
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spellingShingle	Poverty women mental health promotion quality of life Psychology BF1-990 Javiera Falcone Castillo Borja Castro Serrano Paula Serrano Pérez Valeria Ortiz Ramírez Magdalena Toral Chaignea Promoting quality of life: impact evaluation of the program “Strength for a healthy life”
description	In the female population, depression and anxiety are two of the most common health problems. In addition, worry, irritability and fatigue are symptoms by which women commonly seek consultation at health centers. If to this scenario we add living in poverty, the situation is intensified. This is why we see with more frequent studies that show the difference between men and women when they experience these kind of situations. This study aims at observing the relationship between quality of life, poverty, and the Program: Strength for a Healthy Life (PSFHL). This program promotes the development of cognitive and emotional capacities to strengthen the lives of low-income women (the average household income is of $444.00 dollars). The impact evaluation is descriptive, with a non-experimental and longitudinal design. Results show that the PSFHL has a significant impact that prevails through time, that women increase their quality of life, and that they decrease their symptoms.
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title	Promoting quality of life: impact evaluation of the program “Strength for a healthy life”
title_short	Promoting quality of life: impact evaluation of the program “Strength for a healthy life”
title_full	Promoting quality of life: impact evaluation of the program “Strength for a healthy life”
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Promoting quality of life: impact evaluation of the program “Strength for a healthy life”

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