Creencias Irracionales y Calidad de Vida en Adultos Mayores

Abstract

This research was specifically based on the study of irrational beliefs and quality of life in older adults on care centers Vida a los años, La Vida es Bella and the association of older adults Nuestra Señora de la Elevación. Tungurahua. The sample consisted of 56 older adults with ages over 65 years who were evaluated by two individual-apply psychological tests: First the Irrational Beliefs Test IBT from Calvete and Cardeñoso, modified and validated in Colombian population by Chavez, L. and Quiceno N., 2010 which evaluated the irrational Beliefs, in order to have a closer context to our country; Then the Quality of Life Scale for third age MGH, from Alvarez, M. Quintero, G. And Bayarre, H. which evaluated the levels of quality of life in older adults. The evaluation found that irrational beliefs are not significantly related to the quality of life in older adults. However, it was determined that the irrational belief and the level of quality of life mostly evidenced in this population were the “high auto-expectations” and “Low Quality of Life”, respectively.