Percepción de los adultos mayores respecto a sus necesidades y realidades psicosociales. Parroquia Sayausí

Abstract

The present research explores the perception of the main needs and psychosocial realities of the elderly in the rural parish of Sayausí in the canton Cuenca. Although there is research on the human problem of physical illness and cognitive impairment in this age group, other variables that show how the day-to-day life of this priority care group within the family and society unfolds deserve to be better researched. This study is framed in a qualitative approach with a descriptive scope. Nineteen older adults from the Amando la Vida group participated, along with home visits from four communities. Two techniques were applied: the semistructured interview to explore the perception of their needs and realities. In conclusion, the parish of Sayausí is of many ages, those who require attention so that they can satisfy their needs from the realities that do not always find an adequate correspondence.