[Factors associated with the perception of discrimination: ageism and quality of life of the geriatric population from a bioethical approach]
| Autor: | Brito Sosa G; Hospital General Teófilo Dávila. german.brito512@yahoo.es., Iraizoz Barrios AM; Universidad Técnica de Machala. airaizoz@utmachala.edu.ec., García Mir V; Universidad Técnica de Machala. vgarcia@utmachala.edu.ec., Santos Luna JA; Universidad Técnica de Machala. jsantos@utmachala.edu.ec., León García GLÁ; Universidad Técnica de Machala. gleon@utmachala.edu.ec., Jaramillo Simbaña RM; Universidad Técnica de Machala. rmjaramillo@utmachala.edu.ec. |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) [Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba] 2023 Sep 29; Vol. 80 (3), pp. 221-238. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 29. |
| DOI: | 10.31053/1853.0605.v80.n3.38107 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: There are a set of conditions that directly affect the quality of life of older adults, causing marginalization and discrimination of this age group. Objective: Determining the factors that affect the perception of discrimination and quality of life of older adults in the province of El Oro, Ecuador. Methods: Observational, descriptive, qualitative-phenomenological, cross-sectional, cross-sectional study in older adults aged 65 years, between September 2019 and November 2020. The sample consisted of 399 older adults. The questionnaire "Biopsychosocial assessment of older adults from a bioethical approach" was used. The following variables were measured: discrimination and self-perception of quality of life. Multiple correspondence analysis was used to examine the association between discrimination, quality of life and the variables under study. Results: 61.7% of the respondents considered that discrimination exists, with ageism predominating. The variable most related to the perception of discrimination of the MAs was the treatment in health care, and the family environment. The quality of life in a significant percentage was unsatisfactory due to: their family environment, poor social integration and dissatisfaction with their health. Conclusions: The quality of life of older adults was unsatisfactory in almost half of the respondents, influenced by the relationship with the family, social integration, and health status. The older adults reported that there is discrimination and ageism in the treatment perceived in the health services and the family environment, in violation of the principles of bioethics. (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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