Formas de vida de los adultos mayores de las parroquias del cantón Chordeleg provincia del Azuay 2013

Abstract

The objective of this research was to determine the ways of life of older adults from Chordeleg Canton parishes, by identifying forms of work, consumption and health profile disease.

Methods and materials: This is a quali - quantitative research of descriptive study which was performed from May to November 2013.

The study group consisted of 1251 older adults over which we took a sample of 93 people.

We used qualitative techniques such as life history, focal group and quantitative techniques such as interviews and observation to collect information using questionnaires designed by the authors, applied prior to informed consent.

The information obtained was processed in Excel for quantitative variables in the form of tables and graphs; Microsoft Word for qualitative variables.

Results: The research identified that 73 % of older adults are female and 27% male. The women age is 66-70, represents 23 % and more than 85 years is 9%.

The 53 % of the sample still has a work activity as a survival form, 10% frequently fed with carbohydrates, 89% of people eat 3 times a day and 81 % perform any kind of exercise or recreation. The 70% of people think that life is hard and suffering and they just wait for death, 39 % feel a burden to others and 89% have some type of treated prevalent disease 79%.

DeCS: ELDERLY, WORK ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, AGING, ELDERLY HEALTH.