Agencia de autocuidado y factores basicos condicionantes en adultos mayores.
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| Title: | Agencia de autocuidado y factores basicos condicionantes en adultos mayores. |
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| Alternate Title: | Self-care agency and basic conditioning factors in the elderly. Autocuidado e fatores básicos condicionantes em adultos maiores. |
| Authors: | FERNaNDEZ, ALBA ROSA arfernandez@unal.edu.co, ABRIL, FRED GUSTAVO MANRIQUE- fgmanriquea@unal.edu.co |
| Source: | Avances en Enfermería. ene-jun2011, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p30-41. 12p. |
| Subjects: | ANALYSIS of variance, HYPERTENSION in old age, RESEARCH methodology, HEALTH self-care, CROSS-sectional method, DATA analysis software |
| Geographic Terms: | COLOMBIA |
| Abstract (English): | Self-care agency is the capacity of an individual to take care of him/ herself; elements of the individual or the environment he/she lives in may have influence, these are called basic conditioning factors. Purpose: To determine the self-care agency and basic conditioning factors in old patients with hypertension in Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia. Methods: Descriptive cross section study with 240 senior patients carried out in July 2009. ASA scale was used to assess self-care agency and the social-demographic and health data card (DSDS). Data were analyzed in SPSS, version 15.0. Results: The total ASA mean of seniors was 46,8, standard deviation of 4,6; 99,6% showed "low self-care agency", within a range of 24 to 59 points. Average age was 71,6, standard deviation of 6,7; 48,8% were located within an age range of 60-70 years; 76,7% were women; 49,2% with no school education; 42,5% widowed; 70,4% housewives; 53,3% corresponded to social strata 1; 73,8% lived with their families. 21,7% were affiliated to Caprecom. 23,8% had kidney problems; 71,3% reported visual deficiencies; 78,3% presented normal average blood pressure and 84,2% normal heart beat. 72% of females were within an risky abdominal diameter range (higher than 80 cm). Conclusion: Seniors showed low self-care agency and basic conditioning factors deserving nursing care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | La agencia de autocuidado es la capacidad que posee un individuo para cuidar de sí mismo; en ella pueden influir unos elementos que son propios de la persona o del ambiente en que vive, llamados factores básicos condicionantes. Objetivo: determinar la agencia de autocuidado y los factores básicos condicionantes en adultos mayores con hipertensión arterial, de Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia. Metodología: estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal, con 240 adultos mayores, realizado en julio de 2009. Se usó la Escala ASA para valorar la agencia de autocuidado y la ficha de datos sociodemográficos y salud (DSDS). Los datos se analizaron en SPSS, versión 15.0. Resultados: la media total ASA de los adultos mayores fue de 46,8, desviación estándar de 4,6; el 99,6% presentó "baja agencia de autocuidado", en un rango de 24 a 59 puntos. La edad media fue de 71,6, desviación estándar de 6,7; el 48,8% se ubicó en un rango de 60-70 años de edad; 76,7% eran mujeres; 49,2% sin escolaridad; 42,5% viudos; 70,4% de oficios del hogar; 53,3% correspondían al estrato social 1; 73,8% vivían con la familia. El 21,7% estaba afiliado a Caprecom. El 23,8% presentaba problemas renales; el 71,3% reportó deficiencias visuales; el 78,3% cursaba con tensión arterial media normal y el 84,2% con pulso normal. El 72% del sexo femenino se ubicó en un rango de diámetro abdominal en riesgo (mayor de 80 cm). Conclusión: los adultos mayores presentaron baja agencia de autocuidado y factores básicos condicionantes que ameritan la atención por enfermería. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Portuguese): | O autocuidado é a capacidade dos indivíduos para exercer cuidados sobre si mesmos. Nesta capacidade podem influir fatores pessoais ou ambientais que são chamados de fatores básicos condicionantes. Objetivo: Determinar a capacidade do autocuidado e dos fatores básicos condicionantes em adultos maiores que sofrem de hipertensão arterial, de Tunja, Boyacá, na Colômbia. Metodologia: Estudo descritivo e transversal, com a participação de 240 adultos maiores, feito em julho de 2009. A Escala ASA foi utilizada para valorar a capacidade de autocuidado e a ficha de dados sócio-demográficos e de saúde (DSDS). Os dados foram analisados no SPSS, versão 15.0. Resultados: A média total ASA dos adultos maiores foi de 46,8; mostrando um desvio padrão de 4,6. 99,6% da população apresentaram uma "baixa capacidade do autocuidado", numa faixa de 24 a 59 pontos. A média de idade foi de 71,6 anos; o desvio padrão foi de 6,7; 48,8% da população pertenciam à faixa etária de 60-70 anos; 76,7% eram mulheres, 49,2% não tinham educação escolar; 42,5% eram viúvos, 70,4% trabalhavam como empregados domésticos; 53,3% pertenciam ao estrato social 1; 73,8% moravam com as suas famílias. 21,7% estavam afiliados ao Caprecom. 23,8% apresentaram problemas renais; 71,3% reportaram deficiências visuais; 78,3% apresentavam uma média de tensão arterial normal e 84,2% apresentavam um pulso normal. 72% das fêmeas da população apresentam um diâmetro abdominal que as põe em risco (mais de 80 cm.) Conclusão: Os adultos maiores apresentaram uma baixa capacidade de autocuidado e dos fatores básicos condicionantes que precisam da atenção da enfermaria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Self-care agency is the capacity of an individual to take care of him/ herself; elements of the individual or the environment he/she lives in may have influence, these are called basic conditioning factors. Purpose: To determine the self-care agency and basic conditioning factors in old patients with hypertension in Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia. Methods: Descriptive cross section study with 240 senior patients carried out in July 2009. ASA scale was used to assess self-care agency and the social-demographic and health data card (DSDS). Data were analyzed in SPSS, version 15.0. Results: The total ASA mean of seniors was 46,8, standard deviation of 4,6; 99,6% showed "low self-care agency", within a range of 24 to 59 points. Average age was 71,6, standard deviation of 6,7; 48,8% were located within an age range of 60-70 years; 76,7% were women; 49,2% with no school education; 42,5% widowed; 70,4% housewives; 53,3% corresponded to social strata 1; 73,8% lived with their families. 21,7% were affiliated to Caprecom. 23,8% had kidney problems; 71,3% reported visual deficiencies; 78,3% presented normal average blood pressure and 84,2% normal heart beat. 72% of females were within an risky abdominal diameter range (higher than 80 cm). Conclusion: Seniors showed low self-care agency and basic conditioning factors deserving nursing care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01214500 |
