Percepciones sobre los factores que originan la institucionalización de adultos mayores.

Abstract

The present investigation sought to analyze the perception of older adults, their relatives and members of gerontological centers on the factors related to the institutionalization of the older adult, in order to contribute with information for the planning of public policy for older adults in these territories. We worked from the disengagement theory, in a study with a qualitative approach, where an interview was applied to 8 institutionalized older adults, 4 relatives of the older adults and also 4 professionals who provide their services in the aforementioned residential gerontological centers. In relation to the main results of this study, the following was known: the negative attitudes that the elderly maintained with their relatives, is a factor that influences the decision to institutionalize them. Another factor that affects this type of decision is the lack of time of their relatives, due to the multiple roles, due to the care of other relatives, the caregiver's own illness, care of relatives with disabilities, due to work, among other activities; In addition, the biological factor that corresponds to diseases, since this factor causes people to age, as a normal process of the life cycle; the limited affective ties between the family and the MA are also identified. In addition, the suffering of diseases of the main caregivers means that MA can no longer be sustained within the homes.