Intensity of supports, mental health, employment and its relationship with results of quality of life

Abstract

The improvement of personal results and quality of life for the people with intellectual disability has become the main challenge for the organizations destined to provide assistance. Aprosub incorporated in 2010 the evaluation of quality of life as a key result for the organization. This article displays the results in terms of quality of life and its relationship with different variables considered relevant as the intensity of aids, mental health diagnosis and psychiatric medication. Likewise, the impact of inclusive agendas, such as the program of employment with support developed in the entity, is taken into consideration. The data provided was obtained through the scales inico-feaps y San Martín according to the assistance needs. The data refers to 412 adults with intellectual disability, of which 39,3% are women and 60,7% are men. All of them are provided with support in Aprosub services in the province of Cordoba. The results obtained show the positive impact, in terms of quality of life, of inclusive programs as the employment with support program. Furthermore, we have found a direct relationship between the needs for assistance of one person and its results in quality of life. Conversely, the data shows that the presence of any mental health issue decreases the punctuation of quality of life in comparison with the individuals that do not endure the condition.

Keywords

• apoyos
• salud mental
• empleo
• calidad de vida