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Health-related quality of life of the elderly in the geriatric network of the grandparents' home Lima Sur-2019
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-09-06) Mendoza Herrera, Candy Geraldine; Gonzales Saldaña, Susan Haydee
Objective: Determine the quality of life related to the health of the Elderly of the Casa de los Abuelos Lima Sur Geriatric Network - 2019. Material and methods: The present study is quantitative in nature, descriptive in nature, in terms of its methodological design. transversal, non-experimental and prospective. The study involved 97 geriatric patients from South Lima, both men and women, which was determined through non-probabilistic sampling after meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria considered in the research. This quality of life variable was used SF-36 Health Questionnaire, it is an instrument that highlights a profile of the health status and is applied to patients as well as to the general population. Results: Elderly males were found in 36.1% and females in 63.9%. With activity in 23.7%, sick in 76.3%, ranging in age from 80 to 90 years in 59%. Older adults have higher education in 69.1% and are retired in 82.5%. The quality of life of the elderly in physical function dimension is Quality of life is very low at 1%, Quality of life is very high at 99%. The quality of life of the elderly in its general health dimension is 13% with very low quality of life, 40% with low quality of life, 47% with average quality of life. The quality of life related to health as a whole is very low quality is 22%, Low quality of life is 33% and Average quality of life is 45%. Conclusions: It is concluded that older adult men perceive their quality of life as average, however, when making a comparison by age the group of people who are 80 and 90.