“Apoyo social percibido y calidad de vida en adultos mayores del hogar de Ancianos Sagrado Corazón de Jesús”

Abstract

The research project with the theme "Perceived social support and quality of life in elderly people in the nursing home Sacred Heart of Jesus" have, OMS considers older people to reach the age of 60 years. Old age brings physical, economic and functional modifications. The living conditions of the population and the availability of health services have accelerated in Latin America and the Caribbean. They help maintain independence, establish meaningful lifestyles, adapt to changes, develop self-care strategies, the context of culture and value system. Establish the relationship between perceived social support and quality of life, the application of the survey instrument based on the Multidimensional Scale of Social Support Perceived by Zimet and the Quality of Life Scale, older adults can almost always talk about their problems with their friends, sometimes people who are interested in what they feel. In physical functionality, 86.66% state that they often move aided by a cane or another person, indicates that physical functionality interferes with their quality of life, 54.54%, often maintain relationships with their friends and neighbors; Monetary situation 59.46% are sometimes satisfied with the economic conditions, they can almost always express their family feel and think, 29.03% are almost always able to take care of themselves, the nursing home is defined by the subjects themselves fears in front of to the uncertainty of the future The perception of social support if it influences quality of life.