Percepciones psicosociales de las familias que asumen el cuidado de sus adultos mayores a consecuencia del confinamiento por la pandemia del Covid-19, en el barrio Simón Bolivar, del cantón La Libertad.

Abstract

This research study aims to analyze the psychosocial perceptions that families have about the care of their elderly, in the time of confinement by the Covid-19 pandemic, in the Simón Bolívar neighborhood, in the Canton of La Libertad, and, likewise, to know the realities that families are going through, though, the ways in which they have been involved in care, the psychosocial effects that have occurred in these families and the strategies that have been generated within the family system, therefore, this study answer under a qualitative approach, with a descriptive level. Within its methodology, 3 interviews were applied to 4 families who are under the care of their adults over 70 years of age and finally, as a method of collecting information, the technique of observation and in-depth interview was applied. As a result, the psychosocial perceptions of the families about the care they have given to their older adults have been recognized through various aspects such as: family relationships, family roles, family behavior, vulnerability due to the current context, family support and strategies in relation to Covid-19.