Participación social de las personas adultas mayores como un indicador del envejecimiento activo - 2022: parroquia La Asunción, cantón Girón, provincia del Azuay

Abstract

Social participation is the exercise of all the rights of life, through interaction and activities in groups, centers, or social organizations, with the commitment to achieve common well-being and improvement. In this case, they are called older adults to those people from 65 years, and are those who belong to the priority care group, by the passage of certain general and particular changes that occur at this stage. The study seeks to analyze the social participation of older adults in the parish of La Asunción, Girón town in 2022 in relation to active aging. The research is mixed, with a descriptive scope, having a composition of the qualitative and quantitative method according to the objectives set. For this, a survey was implemented to the elderly of the parish La Asunción, with sections of social participation and social factors of active aging. Also, a structured interview is used with Social Work professionals who work in institutions of care and intervention for older adults, and the director of the University of Older Adults. In this context, it results, 95.9% do not belong to a social organization where their social participation is developed. In the part of the qualitative results, the Social Worker intervenes in relation to his functions of direct and indirect attention, involving social participation and social factors of active aging.