Capacidad funcional y bienestar subjetivo de los pacientes geriátricos del municipio Cerro. 2012.
Keywords:
bienestar subjetivo, capacidad funcional, discapacidadAbstract
Debido al envejecimiento poblacional mundial quisimos realizar dicha investigación, con la finalidad de identificar la capacidad funcional, la existencia o no de relación de ésta con algunas características biológicas, psicológicas y sociales a estudiar y precisar el grado de satisfacción que tienen con su estado de salud. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo de corte transversal de los pacientes mayores de 60 años, que acudieron a la consulta de podología del municipio Cerro entre el 1ro de enero y el 30 de junio del año 2010. El universo fue de 290 ancianos y la muestra de 134 pacientes. La información se obtuvo a través de una encuesta, la aplicación del índice de Katz, de Lawtón y la escala de Tinetti modificada 3 y 4. Se constató un 13.4 por ciento de discapacidad, mayor dependencia, a mayor edad, en los viudos, féminas, amas de casa, en la baja escolaridad y cuando tenían asociado más de dos E.C.N.T; más de la tercera parte se consideraron saludables y satisfechos con su estado de salud e insatisfechos fundamentalmente por sentimiento de soledad. Los resultados se presentaron mediante tablas de distribución de frecuencia y de contingencia. Se realizó la prueba de chi cuadrado de independencia para variables cualitativas. Los resultados evidencian la necesidad de utilizar los modelos y herramientas aplicadas, para prevenir este tipo de discapacidad.
Palabras claves: bienestar subjetivo, capacidad funcional, discapacidad y pacientes geriátricos.
Abstract
Due to the aging population World cup we wanted to carry out this investigation, with the purpose of identifying the functional capacity, the existence or not of relationship of this with some biological, psychological and social characteristics to study and to specify the grade of satisfaction that you/they have with their state of health. He/she was carried out a descriptive study, retrospective of the patients' traverse court bigger than 60 years that you/they went to the consultation of phodology of the municipality Hill between January 1ro and June of the year 30 2010. The universe was of 290 old men and the sample of 134 patients. The information was obtained through a survey, the application of the index of Katz, of Lawtón and the scale of Tinetti modified 3 and 4. 13.4 disability percent, bigger dependence, was verified to more age, in the widowers, female, housewives, in the drop escolarity and when they had associate more than two E.C.N.T; more than third o'clock he/she leaves they considered healthy and satisfied with its state of health and unsatisfied fundamentally for feeling of solitude. The results were presented by means of charts of distribution of frequency and of contingency. He/she was carried out the test of square chi of independence qualitative variables. The results evidence the necessity to use the models and applied tools, to prevent this disability type.
Key words: subjective well-being, functional capacity, disability and patient geriatrics.
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