Disability and integral community health: a contribution of La Uniandes
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DISABILITY, INTEGRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH, ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES.Abstract
Introduction: the attention to disabled people in the field of health constitutes one of the current priorities of society. International organizations have highlighted its relevance and the need to implement actions that contribute to it in integral community health, to which the Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes has been incorporated.
Objective: to develop alternative therapies to mitigate stress levels in caregivers of the Peral 1 and 2 centers in the municipality of Ambato, Ecuador.
Methods: analytical-synthetic and inductive-deductive methods were used, as well as a bibliographic review and a survey.
Results: the frequency of stress symptoms in caregivers of disabled people in the Peral 1 and 2 centers for disabled people in the municipality of Ambato was determined; the diagnosis of the level of knowledge of alternative therapies of aromatherapy, music therapy and relaxation techniques in them; as well as a proposal for training workshops about these therapies and their implementation.
Conclusions: caregivers of people with disabilities are subjected to a high degree of stress as a result of the frequency and intensity of their work in caring for their disabled family members, while the workshops conducted contributed to comprehensive community health in the context of the disability-inclusive centers referred to.
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