“Atención de enfermería para el mejoramiento del bienestar físico y social del adulto mayor en el hogar de ancianos “Sagrado Corazón de Jesús” de Ambato”

Abstract

The increase in the life expectancy of the human being has given rise to an increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases with disabling effects in the elderly, affecting their level of well-being and quality of life. For this reason, the research was developed with the objective of identifying the factors that intervene in the physical and social well-being of the elderly person in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Home for the elderly Ambato Canton.

For the development of the project, a quantitative, descriptive, observational, non-experimental approach was used involving 77 older adults, 16 male and 61 female. They are institutionalized in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Home for the elderly, who were given the Barthel and Tinetti Scales to assess physical well-being and the Gijón Scale for social welfare.

With which it was concluded that 41.5% of older adults have a moderate level of dependence, 54.5% have a high risk of falling: 68.8% compared to March and 88.3% at equilibrium. that 57.1% there is social risk. It is necessary to design a nursing intervention plan based on both physical and social alterations in order to achieve a greater degree of well-being in the older adults investigated.