Influencia de la institucionalización en la capacidad de autocuidado de los adultos mayores de un hogar de ancianos de la provincia de Heredia
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2008
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Bermúdez Aguero, Adriana
Castro Castro, Karla Alejandra
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Analiza cómo incide la institucionalización en la capacidad de autocuidado integral de 8 adultos mayores de un hogar de ancianos de la provincia de Heredia, además, aporta elementos que contribuyan en la discusión de la temática sobre la importancia del autocuidado como estrategia dirigida a la prevención y promoción de la salud en la población adulta mayor institucionalizada. Es una investigación cualitativa, se realiza en el Hogar Alfredo y Delia Gónzales Flores, ubicado en la Puebla de Heredia, Costa Rica, los sujetos de estudio son 8 adultos mayores residentes del hogar. Utiliza como instrumentos y técnicas el estudio de casos,observación participante, relato de vida, entrevista estructurada e imágenes (técnica proyectiva).
It analyzes how institutionalization affects the comprehensive self-care capacity of 8 older adults in a nursing home in the province of Heredia, and also provides elements that contribute to the discussion of the topic on the importance of self-care as a strategy aimed at prevention and health promotion in the institutionalized older adult population. It is a qualitative research, carried out at the Alfredo and Delia Gónzales Flores Home, located in Puebla de Heredia, Costa Rica, the subjects of the study are 8 older adults residing in the home. It uses case studies, participant observation, life stories, structured interviews, and images (projective technique) as instruments and techniques.
It analyzes how institutionalization affects the comprehensive self-care capacity of 8 older adults in a nursing home in the province of Heredia, and also provides elements that contribute to the discussion of the topic on the importance of self-care as a strategy aimed at prevention and health promotion in the institutionalized older adult population. It is a qualitative research, carried out at the Alfredo and Delia Gónzales Flores Home, located in Puebla de Heredia, Costa Rica, the subjects of the study are 8 older adults residing in the home. It uses case studies, participant observation, life stories, structured interviews, and images (projective technique) as instruments and techniques.
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ASILOS DE ANCIANOS, ASPECTOS SOCIALES, ASPECTOS PSICOLÓGICOS, ENVEJECIMIENTO, NURSING HOMES, SOCIAL ASPECTS, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS, AGING