Volume 20 No 12 (2022)
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Characterize older adults and design nursing strategies according to their needs
Ph.D. Verónica del Pilar Gavilanes Fray, Mg. Mónica Patricia Soto Ayala
Abstract
Aging is characterized by an insufficiency to maintain homeostasis under stress conditions and this insufficiency is associated with a decrease in vitality and an increase in the vulnerability of the individual being a priority care group, therefore, 150 elderly people, each with a significant family member and/or caregiver, have been included in the study, representing a census sample, since it represents 100% of the adults registered in the Ambato Canton care centers. , people of the age groups corresponding to the elderly according to the WHO criteria, between the ages of 60 and 70, without distinction of race or gender, with cognitive capacity, being a priority attention group. The objectives are based on characterizing and designing nursing strategies according to the needs for holistic well-being. Descriptive statistics of the characteristics of the participating individuals were performed and the scores of the questionnaires were compared before and after the application of the strategies using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics by means of the parametric Student's T test, as appropriate, the analysis of association of variables. The significance level will be p<0.05.
Keywords
older adults, nursing strategies, priority care, holistic well-being, vulnerability.
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