Living without a partner, a risk factor in self-perceived health? Pilot cross-sectional study with a small group of adults in a municipality in Colombia

Authors

  • Maria Del Mar Moreno Gómez Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia
  • Erwin Hernando Hernández Rincón Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia
  • Camilo Alejandro Correal Muñoz Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia
  • Germán Zuluaga Ramírez Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.40.01.407.324

Keywords:

Diagnostic self-evaluation, Quality of Life, Social Capital, Mental Health, Conjugal Status

Abstract

Background: Self-perceived health is defined as the appreciation of own state of health. It is a multidimensional phenomenon in which variables such as psychological health, social capital and some sociodemographic factors act. Its estimation has become relevant in public health since it predicts indicators such as morbidity, mortality, and use of health services. The objective was to measure psychological health, social capital, and various sociodemographic factors in a group of adults and establish their probable association with self-perceived health. 

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out, between September and October 2021. An instrument with 52 questions on self-perceived health, social capital, psychological health, and some sociodemographic factors was applied. Data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate methods in CIETmap software to determine the variables that had the greatest influence on self-perceived health. 

Results: In the sample, 80 % of the people considered their health status as good or very good, while 17 % stated that their health status is regular; 17 % of the sample are at high risk for emotional disorders and 57 % of those surveyed had good support networks. Finally, it was estimated that the measure of association that presented the greatest risk in self-perceived health was living without a partner (OR=5.90). 

Conclusions: In the population studied, the factors associated with social capital and psychological well-being are associated with self-perceived health and living without a partner was a relevant factor. 

Author Biographies

Maria Del Mar Moreno Gómez, Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia

MD, MPH. Médica, Universidad de La Sabana. Magíster en Salud Pública, Universidad
de La Sabana. mariamorgo@unisabana.edu.co.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6003-2886. https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/
generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0001758381

Erwin Hernando Hernández Rincón, Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia

MD, MSc. Ph.D. Médico, Universidad de La Sabana. Máster en Gobierno y Dirección
Sanitaria UOC, España, Máster en Investigación en Atención Primaria, UMH,
España. Doctor en Investigación Clínica, UMH, España. Profesor asociado del
Departamento de Medicina Familiar y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina,
Universidad de La Sabana. erwinhr@unisabana.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-
0002-7189-5863. https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/
generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0000551244.

Camilo Alejandro Correal Muñoz, Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia

MD, MPH. Médico,Universidad el Bosque.Máster en Epidemiología,UAG, México.

Profesor asociado del Departamento de Medicina Familiar y Salud Pública, Facultad

de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana. camilo.correal@unisabana.edu.co.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-326X.

https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh

=0000242969 .

Germán Zuluaga Ramírez, Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia

MD, MSc. Ph.D. Médico, Colegio Mayor Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Máster en

Ciencias Médicas, UAG, México. Doctor en Epidemiología, UAG, México.

gzuluaga@cemi.org.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5715-9133

https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh

=0000211664.

Published

2024-02-29

How to Cite

Moreno Gómez, M. D. M. ., Hernández Rincón, E. H. ., Correal Muñoz, C. . A., & Zuluaga Ramírez, G. . (2024). Living without a partner, a risk factor in self-perceived health? Pilot cross-sectional study with a small group of adults in a municipality in Colombia. Salud Uninorte, 40(1), 127–142. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.40.01.407.324

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