Quality of life in the elderly admitted to the Geriatric Service

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Keywords:

QUALITY OF LIFE, AGED, AGING, GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT.

Abstract

Introduction: population aging is a subject debated worldwide, and for this reason special attention is paid to this group of elderly people, also known as the third age.Objective: To evaluate the quality of life at the end of statistical life, in elderly people admitted to the Geriatrics service at the Clinical Surgical Teaching Hospital Dr. León Cuervo Rubio during 2019

Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in hospitalized elderly to assess the quality of life at the end of statistical life during 2019, in a universe of 122 patients living at the limits of life expectancy in our country (75-85 years). Absolute frequencies and percentages were calculated, and the percentage method was applied.

Results: it was determined that in the population studied there is a predominance of 59 % of the female sex in the 75-79 years age range. Fifty-four percent of the elderly live accompanied by their relatives, 59 patients (48,3 %) are independent in the basic activities of daily living, and 59 % were independent in instrumental activities, 40 % of them were dependent in more than three or four activities, only 40,1 % of these have a good quality of life.

Conclusions: the high perception of social support reported by the study population is expressed in a higher quality of life in the elderly at the end of statistical life.

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Author Biographies

Leosbel Duarte Rivera, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Dr. León Cuervo Rubio. Pinar del Río. Cuba.

Medico, Especialista en primer grado en MGI y geriatria y gerontologia. Profesor intructor

José Carlo Lorenzo Díaz, Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Pinar del Río

Lic. Psicologia , Profesor Instructor , Investigador Agregado.

Unversidad de Ciencias Medicas de Pinar del Río

Humbelina Díaz Alfonso, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Dr. León Cuervo Rubio. Pinar del Río. Cuba.

Medico Especialista primer y segundo grado en medicina Interna , Profesor Auxiliar, Investigador Agregado

Hospital Provincial Docente León Cuevo Rubio de Pinar del Río

Mayenny Linares Río, Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Pinar del Río

DrC. pedagógicas, Máster en NTIC para la Educación, profesora titular, investigador agregado

Liset de la Caridad Cruz Rosete, Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado. Pinar del Río. Cuba.

Lic. Psicología, Profesor Instructor

Zulaimy Dayami Carrete Friol, Policlínico Universitario Turcios Lima. Pinar del Río. Cuba.

Especialista en Psiquiatría, master, Policlinico TurciosLima

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2022-12-20

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Duarte Rivera L, Lorenzo Díaz JC, Díaz Alfonso H, Linares Río M, Cruz Rosete L de la C, Carrete Friol ZD. Quality of life in the elderly admitted to the Geriatric Service. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 20 [cited 2025 Jul. 31];26(6):e5439. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/5439

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