Examinando por Materia "Older adults"

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    Aptitudes físicas del adulto mayor en un centro de vida de Cartagena
    (2018-06-06) Brito Salcedo, Angélica María; Figueroa González, Kattya Luz; Sánchez Alcalá, Yiseth Karina; Díaz Vidal, Diana Milena
    Objective: To evaluate the physical fitness of the older adults from the senior center named “Centro de Vida” located in the neighborhood Las Palmeras, in the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Methodology: A cross-sectional study with quantitative approach will be carried out, which allows to detail a phenomenon studied through the measurement of one or more variables; The research will be carried out in the senior center named “Centro de Vida” located in the neighborhood Las Palmeras, in the city of Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar, Colombia. in which older adults between 60 and 94 years old will participate, using the Senior Fitness Test for their evaluation. Results: in the variable upper limb strength, lower limb flexibility and aerobic capacity, both men and women it is within the reference variables given by the rikli and jones senior tets battery (2001). Conclusion: after analyzing and comparing the results obtained in the sample studied with respect to the reference tables provided by the works of rikli and jones (2001), we found that most adults are below or within the reference variables.
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    Condición física y temor a caídas en adultos mayores con antecedente de trauma en una institución de Cartagena
    (2019-10-23) Mesino Castillo, Mileidys; Paternina Bravo, Elena Maria; Serrano Tafurt, Sheryn Beatriz; De Ávila Quintana, Luzdaris
    Introduction: Aging according to the WHO is the consequence of the accumulation of a great variety of molecular and cellular damage over time, which leads to a gradual decrease in physical and mental capacities, an increased risk of disease, and finally to death, this decrease in physical condition reduces availability to the performance of daily life activities, as the elderly becomes susceptible to falling due to the changes mentioned above, but in some cases this fear is so exaggerated capable of inhibiting a person from doing an apparently risk-free activity, turning this phenomenon into a vicious circle where the decrease in physical condition leads to fear of falling and fear of falling leads to physical deconditioning. Objective: Describe the physical condition and fear of falls in a population of older adults with a traumatic history of an institution in Cartagena de Indias. Methodology: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with a quantitative approach, in which the physical abilities of this population are described individually by means of the Senior Fitness Test battery and the perception of fear of falling with a scale called Falls Efficacy Scale ( FES-I); The research was carried out at the Granitos de Paz Foundation in the city of Cartagena de Indias, in which older adults between 60 and 91 years of age participated. Results: This study was carried out in a population of 60 older adults, to whom their sociodemographic data were requested, the Senior Fitness Test and the Fes-1 were applied, after the application of these it was found that the predominance was the female sex with 73.7% (46 older adults) and 23.3% (14 older adults); with an average age of 72.8 years. Regarding the fear of falling, it was found that 70% of this evaluated population is somewhat worried about a fall, that is, 42 older adults, followed by 21% (13), who are quite worried about a fall. With regard to physical qualities in both sexes, it was found to be poor in the tests of flexibility of the upper limb and in agility and balance, highlighting that the other physical capacities are within or above the range proposed by Rikli and Jones (2001). Conclusion: it is important that studies continue to be carried out in relation to this problem with a higher level of complexity and in institutions with a greater number of population, and thus be able to establish the relationship between the results obtained from the physical condition and the fear they feel at the moment to carry out activities of daily life, allowing to create the relevant strategies to avoid the physical deterioration of this population and to promote it in the case of the individuals that still preserve it.
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    Implicaciones del dolor en las actividades de la vida diaria de adultos mayores: una revisión descriptiva de los principales aportes de la literatura. Monografía.
    (Universidad de San Buenaventura, 2021-06-01) Grau Carranza, Carmen Etilvia; Jiménez Hidalgo, Yordi; Díaz Vidal, Diana Milena
    OBJETIVO: Identificar los aportes que han tenido lugar desde la literatura académica en torno a las implicaciones del dolor sobre las actividades de la vida diaria llevadas a cabo por los adultos mayores. METODOLOGÍA: Se efectuó una revisión de la literatura, particularmente de tipo descriptivo o narrativo, recurriendo a las bases de datos académicas relacionadas con las ciencias de la salud PubMed y Semantic Scholar. Se efectuó la búsqueda tomando en cuenta la producción investigativa de los últimos 10 años (2010-2020), específicamente artículos publicados en revisas indexadas, en idiomas inglés, español y portugués. RESULTADOS: Se revisaron 36 artículos que abordan las implicaciones del dolor sobre las actividades de la vida diaria de los adultos mayores, ya fuera de modo central o secundario. Se encontró que las principales actividades que el dolor afecta consisten en desplazarse empleando el transporte público, hacer compras, llevar a cabo actividades de ocio, caminar, subir escaleras, levantarse de una silla, mantener el equilibrio, dormir, y relacionarse con los demás. Otro asunto tratado en la literatura es que los impactos del dolor en la cotidianidad de los adultos mayores resultan ser heterogéneos, es decir, son diferentes en virtud del contexto social, cultural y psicosocial en que se desenvuelva la vida diaria. Además, existe acuerdo con respecto al rol protector que desempeña la actividad física. CONCLUSIONES: Fueron diversos los aportes de la literatura reciente respecto a las implicaciones del dolor sobre las actividades de la vida diaria de los adultos mayores.
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    Relación entre funcionalidad y actividad física en adultos mayores pertenecientes al asilo San Pedro de Cartagena (Colombia), 2019
    (2021-02-05) Sarmiento Parra, Jesús Alberto; Bohorquez Arrieta, Jose Gabriel; De Ávila Quintana, Luzdaris
    INTRODUCTION: The performance of physical activity contributes to the prevention of limitations and loss of functionality in older adults, however, sedentary lifestyle prevails, mainly in institutionalized subjects. Thus, it is necessary to understand how functionality and physical activity are linked in a local asylum. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between functionality and physical activity in older adults belonging to the San Pedro de Cartagena-Colombia Asylum during 2020. METHODOLOGY: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study. The population includes older adults (> 60 years) from Hogar San Pedro Claver (Pontezuela, Cartagena, Colombia). A probabilistic sample of 84 subjects was estimated, selectable by simple random sampling. The instrument includes sociodemographic aspects, functionality (Barthel Index) and physical activity (IPAQ Scale). SPSS v15 software will be used to calculate descriptive statistics and correlation measures (bivariate and multivariate logistic regression). RESULTS: They will be obtained after developing the project. CONCLUSIONS: They will be presented after analyzing the results.
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    Satisfacción en el uso de ayudas auditivas de los beneficiarios de la misión Starkey 2018 en la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias
    (2020-03-30) Manjarrez Perea, Elexy; Lenes Escorcia, Luz Mary; Castillo Zulbaran, Evelin; Ramírez Ardila, María del Pilar
    OBJECTIVE: Determine what is the level of satisfaction in the use of hearing aid of the beneficiaries of the Starkey 2018 mission in the city of Cartagena de Indias. METHODOLOGY: A descriptive cross-sectional research was carried out, through a non-probability sampling, made up of 101 participants who were beneficiaries of the Starkey 2018 mission in the city of Cartagena, an “ABBREVIATED PROFILE OF HEARING AID BENEFIT” (APHAB) scale was applied, which was developed by Cox and Alexander in 1995 at the University of Memphis endorsed in Bogotá in 2016. The APHAB uses 24 articles that cover 4 subscales: Unwanted sounds that occur simultaneously with the use of hearing aid, difficulty in conversation, difficulty in compression, permanence of sound once the original source stopped emitting, negative user reactions to environmental sounds. The data were tabulated using Microsoft Excel and analyzed using the SPSS statistical program (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). RESULTS: According to the results of the research, in the dimension unwanted sounds 37% of the participants indicate that they rarely present unwanted sounds, Regarding difficulty in conversation, more than 50% of the participants indicate that they do not present difficulties when communicating with the hearing aids. CONCLUSIONS: Finally after the application of the APHAB satisfaction survey, The participants in this research are satisfied with the use of the hearing aid since it was evident that the population that comments on difficulties is less than the population that says they do not have problems with the use of hearing aid received by the Starkey 2018 mission at the University of San Buenaventura, Cartagena.
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    El trabajo psicoterapéutico con un grupo de residentes geriátricos
    (Editorial Bonaventuriana, 2007) Hernández Zamora, Zoila Edith
    Se muestran los avances logrados con un grupo de adultos mayores residentes en una casahogar dependiente del sector público, misma que no cuenta con ningún profesional de la salud para atender la salud mental de sus habitantes. Con base en estos antecedentes se llevó a cabo un programa de intervención psicoterapéutica orientado a mejorar el bienestar emocional de un grupo de personas de esta institución. En este proceso se le dio mayor importancia a aquellos aspectos relacionados con trastornos depresivos, autoestima y el trabajo de contacto. Los resultados demostraron un incremento estadísticamente significativo en la percepción de la autoestima y un decrecimiento igualmente significativo en los niveles de depresión, así mismo, pudo apreciarse un aumento notable en sus habilidades de contacto, escucha, expresión y creatividad, contribuyendo en parte, a que estos adultos mayores transiten con dignidad y alegría los últimos años de su vida.