Factors that affect the care of the elderly adult in the cerro del Carmen community: Pilot plan
Journal Title: Más Vita - Year 2021, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Aging is a universal, continuous and irreversible process in which there is a progressive loss of adaptive capacity. Older adults, who present a progressive wear and tear in their capacity and physical functions, become more vulnerable to age-related diseases and conditions that can lead to frailty and dependence. Objective. To validate quantitative and qualitative instruments of the factors that affect the care of the elderly. Methodology. This is a mixed type of research: quantitative and qualitative, cross-sectional, descriptive analytical, exploratory and correlational. The techniques and instruments are the observation, survey and an open-ended interview. For their validation, an expert judgment was carried out, in which a pilot test was used, for both instruments, 16 older adults living in the Cerro del Carmen community participated. Results. The quantitative validation used Cronbach's alpha with a reliability of 0.8542, in the Validation of the Instrument, an average reliability of 90 was obtained. In the qualitative instrument an average of (AMC1) of 92; (AMC2) of 98, (AMC3) of 95 was obtained for each factor; and an average reliability score of 95, equivalent to very reliable. Conclusion. The instrument issuitable for application to the focus group of older adults in the community of Cerro del Carmen
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Mariela Mercedes Gallegos Lalangui
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