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    Capacidad funcional del ddulto mayor relacionado con el abandono familiar. La Calera centro, Latacunga
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud-Dirección de Posgrado, 2016-11-01) Villarroel Vargas, Jenny Fernanda Md; Miranda Vázquez Dra. Esp., Josefa Margarita
    Population aging is inevitable, it is estimated that between 2000 and 2050 the aging population rise from 11 to 22 %, thereby increasing the various diseases or disorders own age among other difficulties. The aim of the study was to establish the relationship between functional capacity of the elderly with family abandonment in neighborhood La Calera Center, Latacunga.A descriptive study of crosscut population was composed of 70 adults over the community who prior informed consent is applied scales for assessing the capability it works Index modified Katz and scale Lawton and Brody modified and the survey was conducted abandonment assess family and socio-demographic aspects of the population. For statistical analysis Pearson Chi square was used with a significance level of 0.05. In the study, the predominant age group was between 65 to 74 years (elderly) with 59% of the population and the long-lived category with 3%. The average age is 73.96, a minimum age is 65 years and maximum of 91 years, female gender predominance . neglect in 75.7 % of seniors reported and had significance with regard to functional capacity. Significant results were in the relationship between AVD and AIVD with geriatric age p: 0.001 and p: 0.002 respectively , as well as the AIVD with the occupation being x2 : 38.939 p : 0,000 other significant result was the family abandonment and family structure p : 0,002.Se can conclude that there was significant relationship between functional capacity , family structure and abandonment.