Perfil de salud-enfermedad delos adultos mayores con enfermedades crónico degenerativas del Hogar Miguel león. Cuenca, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Over the years, there is a deterioration of health, older adults are more vulnerable to chronic degenerative diseases, so the risks of disability and dependency increase, resulting in loss of social roles such as: the role of wife / husband, mother / father, employee / employee, professional.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE: Determine the Health-Disease Profile of Older Adults with Chronic Degenerative Diseases of the Miguel León Home. Cuenca, 2017.

METHODOLOGY: The type of study of the research was quantitative descriptive transversal, being the finite study population of 70 older adults. For the collection of information, the technique used was the filling of the survey: Frequency of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in Older Adults of the Geriatric Centers of Cuenca, Tirado 2013, Tola and Brito 2015 (5), which consists of 11 questions. The processing and analysis of the information was carried out in the program SPSS 24; Microsoft Excel for tabulation and simple tables of double entry, frequency and percentage; Interpretation was performed using descriptive statistics. Ethical procedures were informed consent.

RESULTS: The results obtained demonstrate that the Older Adults present: Arterial Hypertension 37.1%; Type II Diabetes Mellitus 30%; Osteoporosis 22.9%; Alzheimer's 5.7%; Cancer 2.9%; Heart disease 1.4%; Receive frequent control and medication suitable for each of their diseases.

CONCLUSION: Older Adults have at least one type of chronic degenerative disease, with the highest prevalence being Arterial Hypertension 37.1% and Type II diabetes mellitus 30%