title: [Perceived quality of life in the "healthy people" municipal community health promotion program in Ciudad Lineal-Madrid].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The measurement of the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a comprehensive way to estimate the health of both the individual and the community. The aim of this study was to assess changes in health and HRQoL using the intervention strategies «healthy people» and «health promotion programs» of the City Council of Madrid-Madrid Health. The study was conducted in the Municipal Health Centre of Ciudad Lineal, in 2014, and included promotion of exercise, healthy eating, smoking cessation, psycho-hygiene, memory training, and health education for the elderly, with group interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A before and after community trial, with the administration of questionnaire with COOP/WONCA HRQoL charts to 200 participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study population (n=87), included those who completed the first and second questionnaire. Positive changes were seen in the overall before and after COOP/WONCA scores, with a mean change from 23.16 to 21.94, with statistical significance, p≤0.002. In the psychology groups, it changed from 28.14 to 23.57 with a p≤0.05, and healthy eating from 22.81 to 20.85, with p≤0.03. In the health education groups it changed from 21 to 20.81 points, and in memory training from 23.31 to 22.45 points (both without significance).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The significant improvement in scores reflects a positive change in self-perceived health of this community after the intervention and proper operation of programs. The areas directly related to health and interventions in psychology and nutrition-exercise, are those with the most significant changes.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Formación e Investigación, Instituto de Salud Pública, Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, España. Electronic address: estebanpm@madrid.es.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esteban-Peña
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Municipal (CMS) de Ciudad Lineal, Subdirección de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud, Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gerechter-Fernández
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Municipal (CMS) de Ciudad Lineal, Subdirección de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud, Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Martínez-Simancas
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Municipal (CMS) de Ciudad Lineal, Subdirección de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud, Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zancada-González
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Barrera
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jiménez-García
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000072001:Diet, Healthy; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Calidad de vida; Community development; Desarrollo de la comunidad; Health promotion; Promoción de la salud; Quality of life