Influencia de los factores socioeconómicos y biológicos en la calidad de vida del adulto mayor en dos consultorios del Centro de Salud n° 8. Año 2018.

Abstract

Background: Senescence is a natural process, which occurs throughout the life cycle, however, not all people age in the same way. The increase in longevity is accompanied by an increase in the prevalence of morbidity, especially due to chronic diseases and disabilities. Materials and Methods: An observational, relational, prospective and cross-sectional investigative study was conducted with the objective of determining the risk factors that influence the quality of life. To obtain the data, the WHOQOLBRE surveys and the stratification of the socioeconomic level of the INEC were applied. Results: the predominant sociodemographic characteristics are the masculine sex with 58.5% and the age group of 65 to 69 years with 50.8%, of housewife occupation 41.5%, marital status married 69.5%, Primary education level 49.2%. The socio-economic risk factor prevailed at the low average level for 39%, biological predominates arterial hypertension with 21.2% and finally the perception of the average quality of life with 66.9%. Significant differences were found between: the socioeconomic risk factor with the quality of life p = 0.00; and the biological risk factors diabetes mellitus and bronchial asthma with p = 0.00, p = 0.04 respectively. Conclusions: socioeconomic and biological risk factors influence the self-perception of quality of life of the elderly. There is a statistically significant relationship between quality of life and socioeconomic factors, diabetes mellitus and bronchial asthma as biological factors