Importancia del cumplimiento del esquema de vacunación en adultos mayores con enfermedades crónicas

Abstract

Objective: It was determined the scheme compliance of vaccination in older adults with chronic diseases. Methodology: It compiled the research characteristics with a qualitative descriptive approach based on the hermeneutical phenomenological method with non-probability sampling where 12 people participated within specific characteristics from the Tanicuchi parish. It was done from May to June 2021 by applying recorded interviews prior to a signed consent by the participants. Then, the audiovisual material was destroyed in order to guarantee the ethical aspects for the data obtaining. Results: The study used a population of 12 older adults who have as a main characteristic chronic disease. It evidenced from this group studied that 4 people who were immunized do not get sick. However, most of them are under medical supervision unlike 8 people who were not immunized 3 of them were hospitalized, the other 3 needed medical assistance and 2 did not present any preventable disease. One of the similar characteristics that were present was that the majority get influenza and only one of them got the Covid-19. Conclusions: Finally, it was determined that vaccination for an older adult who has any chronic disease is so important. In our community, we can observe that for different factors the majority did not were immunized. As a result, people present health problems related to preventable diseases. In another case, they needed medical treatment and be hospitalized for their improvement in agreement with other studies in which the reality is not different, it is necessary to use new strategies to mitigate the problem.