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Relationship of social support and activities of daily living in the older adult of the Geronto-Geriatric Residential Care Center Ignacia Rodulfo Vda. de Canevaro, Lima 2018.
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-09-20) Flores Ponce, Claudia Gabriela; Delgado Calle, Diana; Vásquez Cevallos, Josefa Edith
Objective: To determine the relationship between social support and activities of daily living in older adults at the Geronto-Geriatric Residential Care Center Ignacia Rodulfo Vda. de Canevaro Lima-2018. Materials and Method: This research has a quantitative approach, with a correlational and cross-sectional design. The population consisted of 353 older adults, and the study sample was 107 older adults. The instruments used, later validated, for social support were the Zimet et al. questionnaire, and for activities of daily living, the Barthel scale was used. Results: In the social support dimension, 43.9% (47) reported low social support, 43.9% (47) medium support, and 12.1% (13) high social support. In the activities of daily living dimension, 46.7% (50) had severe dependence, 41.1% (44) moderate dependence, 7.5% (8) total dependence, and 4.7% (5) minimal dependence. In the eating dimension, 23.4% were dependent, 49.5% needed assistance, and 27.1% were independent. In the bathing dimension, 63.6% were dependent, and 36.4% were independent. In the grooming dimension, 40.2% were dependent, and 59.8% were independent. In the bowel movement dimension, 13.1% were incontinent, 23.4% had occasional accidents, and 63.5% were continent. Lastly, in the stairs dimension, 25.2% were dependent, 36.4% needed assistance, and 38.3% were independent. Conclusions: There is no relationship between social support and activities of daily living in the older adults at the Geronto-Geriatric Residential Care Center Ignacia Rodulfo Vda. de Canevaro Lima-2018 (Chi-square = 2.561, df 6, p-value: 0.862).