Salazar EJG, Pando MM, Arana BC, Heredia LDV

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 161-165
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ABSTRACT

The objective of this study, is related to the interest that has waken up in the professionals of health with the term “Quality of Life”, understood as the subjective perception that each individual has with respect to its well-being. Different concepts were analized, along with their dimensions, indicators, characteristics and the utility that the concept has for the development of new investigation perspectives under the vision of the positive health indicators. The appearance and the development of the concept “Quality of Life” are an example of the existing connection between the Social Sciences and the Health Sciences. In the integration and contribution to the study of the disease phenomena, health and well-being, with a methodological and theoretical foundation that allows to construct measurement instruments and to extend the knowledge from a person-centered view.

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