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Autocuidado en adultos mayores frente a la COVID-19

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Background: Self-care constitutes the set of intentional actions carried out by individuals to control factors that may compromise their lives and subsequent development. Objective: To identify the possible association between self-care and certain sociodemographic and health variables in senio adults belonging to the municipality of Santiago de Cuba during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methodology: A retrospective analytical study was conducted in two medical offices township. An intentional sample of 84 older adults was included. Self-care was examined in relation to sociodemographic, sociofamily, and health perception variables. Tests of difference in proportions and likelihood ratio were used, with a significance level of 5%. Results: Self-care among older adults showed a significant association with sex, marital status, and perceived family support, but not with the remaining variables: age, educational level, employment status, family type, perceived health status, and risk perception. Conclusion: A predominance of moderate self-care was observed, as well as a link between self-care and social and psychological elements, which should not be reduced solely to the behavioral domain.

Source: Gaceta Médica Espirituana

Authors: Livia Vázquez Nold, Eliza Fé Serret Mesa, Nelsa María Sagaró Del Campo, Angel Alberto Vázquez Sánchez, Isis Blanco Tamayo

Institutions: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba, University of Information Science

Language: Spanish

Topic: Nursing care and research

Subfield: Research and Theory

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7115984607

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