Wellness Program for the Residents of Cuenca

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Health is a very essential component of life. It serves as a person's ticket towards attaining his/her dreams and fulfilling his/her existence. Nowadays, a lot of campaigns are being introduced to promote health and wellness, yet, a lot of people are still observed to be disturbed by the happenings in their community. In this study, the researcher determines the wellness status of the residents of Cuenca to be able to propose a health and wellness program specifically tailored to the residents' age group.

METHODS

A researcher-constructed questionnaire was used to determine the wellness status of respondents coming from different age groups. This focused on the respondents' physical/environmental, emotional, social, occupational and spiritual status. This is then correlated with their perceived health and wellness program.

RESULTS

Majority of the respondents have a good to excellent health and wellness status. Only a few of them had challenged physical/ environmental, social, emotional, and occupational health and wellness status. Moreover, the respondents' age, sex, civil status, and educational attainment showed a significant relationship with their health and wellness status. It was also reflected that the respondents showed a high interest in enhancing their spirituality and physical health.

DISCUSSIONS

The results showed that despite a lot of challenges faced in the community, the respondents were still able to maintain a high wellness status. More so, even though the respondents have a high physical spiritual status, they still wish to enhance their spiritual and physical health.