Publicación:

Propuesta de intervención como estrategia dual para mejorar la calidad de vida del adulto mayor en el hogar del anciano San Vicente de Paul del Banco, Magdalena.

Resumen

A qualitative study with a research-action design was carried out. in the Geriatric Home "San Vicente de Paúl", in the Bank, which is a town in the Magdalena region, on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. In this institution, in the midst of the care of religious, the donations of dozens of merchants and the oblivion of their families, forty-three elders reside. With this project, it is intended to generate a proposal of actions to improve the quality of life of the elderly and enhance the support of the community and their families, based on the theoretical-methodological approach of the person-centered model. To obtain the information, participant observation was used, scales for cognitive evaluation (GDS, Pffeifer test), affective (CES-D, PHQ-9, Stress Questionnaire, Yessavage) and functionality (Katz index), structured interviews ( Norbert Social Support Questionnaire) and open interviews to obtain information about life history and elaborate "basic maps" about preferences, strengths, weaknesses, etc., that allow us to diagnose the situation of each adult, identifying needs and potentialities to improve their quality of life. Based on this information, intervention proposals are designed at the level of individuals, families, the community and the institution, which will be reconciled with the protagonists and social actors involved; and it will be evaluated systematically.