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Universidad y Salud
Print version ISSN 0124-7107On-line version ISSN 2389-7066
Abstract
PUELLO-ALCOCER, Elsy Cecilia; AMADOR-AHUMADA, Concepción and ORTEGA-MONTES, Jorge Eliecer. Impact of the actions of a nursing program with a promotional approach and self-care in the functional capacity of older adults. Univ. Salud [online]. 2017, vol.19, n.2, pp.152-162. ISSN 0124-7107. https://doi.org/10.22267/rus.171902.78.
Introduction:
The contributions of health professionals supported by the promotion model allow to demonstrate attitudes, motivations and feelings of the elderly.
Objective:
To analyze the impact of the actions of a nursing program with a promotional and self-care approach in the strengthening of functional capacity in older adults.
Materials and methods:
Descriptive-prospective study and pre-and post-test intervention without control group in 75 people was carried out with a sampling for convenience. Data collection through survey and Barthel scale was conducted.
Results:
48% of the population was in the age range between 67 and 72, 74% were female, 40% were widowed people and 57% were illiterate. An important variation was identified in the modification of the category taking into account the results of the post-test: moderate dependence on mild dependence (71.43%) and mild dependence on independence (30.76%). 82% developed self-care actions, 80% remained active, 78% showed adherence to disease treatment and 90% maintain body hygiene.
Conclusions:
Continuous nursing actions with a promotional and self-care approach allow reverting limitations in functional conditions of moderate to mild and mild-to-independent dependence, they retain or potentiate the ability to regulate their self-sufficiency and autonomy, thus benefiting the health of older adults.
Keywords : elderly; functionality; self-care; nursing.