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MEJIA-ALVAREZ, Edid Tatiana; GUERRERO-MORAN, Paola Estefanía  y  VILLARREAL-GER, Maria Clemencia. Self-care in functionally independent older adults attending the "Priorato" Health Center. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2023, vol.27, suppl.1  Epub 01-Jul-2023. ISSN 1561-3194.

ABSTRACT Introduction: the aging of the world's population brings with it the need for strategies that favor self-care and functional independence of older adults. Objective: to determine the assessment of self-care in functionally independent older adults attending the "Priorato" Health Center. Methods: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out in older adults who attended the "Priorato" Health Center during the year 2022. The sample consisted of 170 older adults. The instrument used was a questionnaire with questions pertaining mostly to the CYPAC-AM scale. Results: patients between 65 and 70 years of age predominated (44,11 %), 31,17 % had arterial hypertension and 72,94 % lived alone. Only 11,18 % of the older adults know the benefits of practicing adequate self-care. 48,82 % never exercise, 84,12 % cannot keep their living environment clean, and 70,59 % cannot maintain their hygiene and comfort on their own. Conclusions: among older adults with functional independence who attend the "Priorato" health center, there was a lack of knowledge about adequate self-care, personal hygiene, and lifestyles, which leads to inadequate self-care.

Palabras clave : SELF-CARE; AGING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE..

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