Relación entre vínculos afectivos y el sentimiento de soledad percibido por adultos mayores de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

When we are talking about the mental health of the elderly, it is impossible not to mention the factors that lead to depression, such as loneliness and neglect by family members. Older people have a greater incidence of suffering from chronic physical or mental diseases that gradually increase. The objective of the study is to identify in the elderly of the city of Guayaquil, the feeling of loneliness perceived in relation to their affective ties, in order to contribute to raising awareness of the importance of the bond. For the present research, a mixed approach was used, that is, both qualitative and quantitative, in the following way it will be possible to collect, analyze and interpret both qualitative and quantitative data that represent objective and subjective aspects of the reality of study, to respond to the problem studied in a comprehensive way. It can be concluded that when applying the chisquare test between the characteristics of loneliness with affective ties, it was found that the null hypothesis is rejected, since the value of the test is less than 0.05 of Thus, it can be mentioned that there is a dependence between the possibility that the people with whom the elderly adult lives are close or friends, so it is recommended that they should establish parameters and talks to raise awareness about the importance of affective ties in older adults, this in order that feelings of loneliness do not appear so often in people of this age group.