Sociofamily factors associated with the nutritional status of elderly adults hospitalized in a private clinic in Lima-2023

Abstract

The present investigation has had as a general objective to determine the relationship between the socio-family factors associated with the nutritional status of the elderly hospitalized in a private clinic in Lima-2023, for which a hypothetical deductive method has been used, in addition to a quantitative and a type of applied research, as well as a nonexperimental design. The sample consisted of 90 older adults. The instruments used were the Socio-Family Assessment Scale and the Mini Nutritional Assessment to assess nutritional status. The results yielded a value of p= <.05; as well as a coefficient -.803 derived from Spearman's Rho statistic; Regarding the dimensions, it was possible to know a significance of p= 0.000 on the family situation dimension of the socio-family factors associated with the nutritional status of the elderly; Likewise, a bilateral significance of p= 0.000 was verified between the economic situation dimension of the socio-family factors associated with nutritional status; Similarly, a significance of p=.000 was found between the housing dimension of the socio-family factors associated with nutritional status; In addition to this, a significance of p=.000 was found between the social relations dimension of the socio-family factors associated with nutritional status; Lastly, a significance of p=.000 was found between the social network support dimension of the socio-family factors associated with nutritional status. It was possible to conclude that socio-family factors are related to the nutritional status of older adults hospitalized in the private clinic in Lima

Se ha utilizado un método hipotético deductivo, enfoque cuantitativo y un tipo de investigación aplicada, no experimental. La muestra estuvo conformada por 90 A.M. Los instrumentos empleados la Escala de valoración sociofamiliar y MNA para evaluar el estado nutricional. Los resultados arrojaron un valor de p=<.05; así como un coeficiente -,803 emanado del estadístico Rho de Spearman; sobre las dimensiones se pudo conocer una significancia de p= 0.000 sobre la dimensión situación familiar de los factores socio familiares asociados al estado nutricional de los adultos mayores; asimismo, se verificó una significancia bilateral de p= 0.000 entre la dimensión situación económica de los factores socio familiares asociados al estado nutricional; de igual forma se encontró una significancia de p=.000 entre la dimensión vivienda de los factores socio familiares asociados al estado nutricional; aunado a ello se halló una significancia de p=.000 entre la dimensión relaciones sociales de los factores socio familiares asociados al estado nutricional; por último se halló una significancia de p=.000 entre la dimensión apoyos red social de los factores socio familiares asociados al estado nutricional. Se logró concluir que los factores socio familiares tienen relación con el estado nutricional de los adultos mayores hospitalizados en la clínica privada de Lima