Autocuidado en las y los estudiantes de la Universidad para las Personas Adultas Mayores - UPAM: Análisis desde una perspectiva de género

Abstract

The objective of this research was to identify the protection factors and obstacles related to self-care among the students of the University for Older Adults (UPAM) during the last quarter of the year 2022, for which the gender approach was established as the basis of the study due to the little information that exists on this topic. As for the methodology, a mixed approach was used, i.e. quantitative and qualitative of an exploratory-descriptive nature, since a first approach to the subject of the study was made and the main protection factors and obstacles that older adults have at the time of exercising adequate self-care were explained, for obtaining the information a semi-structured interview was applied, which was based on the Human Development Scale proposed by Max-Neef. The older adults who took part in the study were 14 older adults (7 men and 7 women) of 65 years of age from the University for the Elderly. The results obtained showed that in terms of protective factors, older adults prioritize the satisfiers of subsistence, affection, understanding, leisure, identity and freedom. As for the obstacles, it is recognized that both in public and private spaces their rights as older adults are not respected, and there is no easy access to basic information related to aspects of sexuality, nor spaces in which they can work or study.