Apoyo social y uso de espacios de vida en la persona mayor en el contexto rural

Authors

  • Eunice Yarce Pinzón Universidad Mariana
  • Yenny Vicky Paredes Arturo Universidad Mariana
  • Daniel Camilo Aguirre Acevedo Universidad de Antioquia

Keywords:

older adult, social support, cognition, depression, health.

Abstract

Introduction: The use of life spaces is gaining research interest regarding aging, as it is a measure of mobility and social participation, insofar it reflects physical, psychosocial and environmental factors necessary for independent functioning.

Objective: To identify the factors associated with social support and the use of life spaces in the rural context.

Methods: Descriptive study carried out with 193 adults aged over 60 years, from the Samaniego Municipality, Nariño Department. The behavior of the use of life spaces and its relationship with demographic, cognitive, emotional and psychosocial variables were described using linear and logistic regression models.

Results: The LSA scale presented a mean of 21.68 (SD=18.6). A correlation was observed with the variable age (Rho=-0.15, P=0.042) and gender (d=-0.05; CI 95 %: -0.35 to 0.23). There was a directly proportional but low relationship with the Minimental test (Rho=0.04, P=0.580) and Yesavage (Rho=-0.13, P=0.064). With the social support scale, there were low correlations in emotional support (Rho=0.19, P=0.009), instrumental support (Rho=0.13, P=0.062), positive social interaction (Rho=0.23, P=0.001), and affective support (Rho=0.16, P=0.027).

Conclusion: The psychosocial and demographic characteristics influenced on how rural older adults make use of their life spaces.

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Author Biographies

Eunice Yarce Pinzón, Universidad Mariana

Magister en Pedagogía. Terapeuta Ocupacional. Docente Investigadora. Universidad Mariana. Facultad Ciencias de la Salud. Programa de Terapia Ocupacional. San Juan de Pasto Colombia

Yenny Vicky Paredes Arturo, Universidad Mariana

PhD. Psicología. Magister en Neuropsicología. Psicóloga. Docente Investigadora. Universidad Mariana. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales. Programa de Psicología. Pasto. Colombia

Daniel Camilo Aguirre Acevedo, Universidad de Antioquia

PhD. Epidemiologia. Magister en epidemiologia. Estadístico.

Docente Investigador. Universidad de Antioquia. Facultad de Medicina. Medellín. Colombia

Published

2021-12-28

How to Cite

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Yarce Pinzón E, Paredes Arturo YV, Aguirre Acevedo DC. Apoyo social y uso de espacios de vida en la persona mayor en el contexto rural. Rev cuba med gen integr [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 28 [cited 2025 Apr. 19];37(4). Available from: https://revmgi.sld.cu/index.php/mgi/article/view/1548

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES