Clinical and psychosocial assessment of older adults in a health care area

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AGED, AGING, EPIDEMIOLOGY.

Abstract

Introduction: the aging of the world population is advancing at an accelerated pace.

Objective: to characterize clinical-epidemiological and psychosocial aspects present in the elderly.

Methods: an epidemiological, descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out on the elderly population of two family doctor's offices (CMF), belonging to the Raúl Sánchez University Polyclinic of Pinar del Río, during the period January 2020 to January 2021. The universe was made up of 252 patients, who constitute the totality of older adults who belong to the CMF. The sample consisted of 232 older adults using a purposive sampling by criteria. A survey was used to obtain the information.

Results: the study showed a predominance of the female sex, between 65 and 69 years of age; schooling was primary school, and the marital status was married, living with family members and good family functioning. In terms of toxic habits, smoking predominated, and the most frequent diseases were hypertension and ischemic heart disease, for which there was a high use of medication.

Conclusions: the aging of the population is a palpable fact and we are approaching the greatest wave of elderly people. The high rate of elderly people with the presence of epidemiological factors related to old age was proved, and closely associated to these factors the presence of psychosocial aspects that deteriorate the life of the elderly.

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Raquel Pérez-González, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Universitario Raúl Sánchez. Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Asistente. Máster en Longevidad Satisfactoria. Policlínico Universitario Raúl Sánchez. Pinar del Río. Cuba.

Julio Cesar Camero- Machin, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Dr. León Cuervo Rubio. Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Especialista de Segundo Grado en Medicina General Integral y Primer Grado en Dermatología. Profesor Auxiliar. Máster en Longevidad Satisfactoria. Investigador Agregado. Hospital Provincial Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Dr. León Cuervo Rubio. Pinar del Río. Cuba.

Kiuvys Anuy-Echevarria, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Dr. León Cuervo Rubio. Pinar del Río, Cuba.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Dermatología. Máster en Atención Integral a la Mujer. Profesor Asistente. Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Dr. León Cuervo Rubio. Pinar del Río. Cuba

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2023-07-14

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Pérez-González R, Camero- Machin JC, Anuy-Echevarria K. Clinical and psychosocial assessment of older adults in a health care area. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 14 [cited 2025 Sep. 19];27:e5713. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/5713

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