Introduction:

The demographic transformations that the Cuban family has gone through have affected family composition and dynamics. Aging is visualized as a burden due to its psychological and socio-economic implications and not as a social conquest.

Objective:

To determine the impact’s level of aging in families of Marcio Manduley polyclinic during the second semester of 2016.

Methods:

A descriptive, observational, and cross-sectional study was conducted in 125 families selected by convenience and deliberately to which the Family Impact Instrument validated by Patricia Maria Herrera Santi, PhD was applied. Tabulation of the data was done in numbers and percentages and the results were showed in tables to facilitate the analysis and debate on the research.

Results:

Aging has a negative impact level in more than 70% of the families studied in the development of family daily life’s areas: 72% in the socio-economic area, 70.4% in the socio-psychological area; and 72.8%. % in family functioning and in the individual health of its members

Conclusions:

Aging process has a negative impact in the functioning of families with elders that need special care. The results of the research evidence the need of a culture on aging for this to be faced in a positive way by the families.

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