Abstract

FONG ESTRADA, Juana Adela; SAN JUAN, Mercedes Lam; GUZMAN NUNEZ, Somalí  and  OLIVA FONG, Jacquelin. Evaluation of social resources in aged patients admitted in the Geriatrics Service. MEDISAN [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.7, pp. 1047-1052. ISSN 1029-3019.

An evaluation study of the social resources in some aged patients at the Geriatrics Service of "Dr. Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo" Teaching Clinical Surgical Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January to June, 2010, for which they were characterized according to the variables: age, sex and school level, and the scale of the multidimensional questionnaire of functional advice was used as instrument of evaluation. In the series there was similarity as for sex, the age group 60-69 year prevailed, most of the patients had primary school level, social relations were not satisfactory, and the social resources differed according to sex and age. It is concluded that the mentioned scale is an instrument which helps to determine with greater precision the deterioration of the social resources of the aged patients; it also constitutes a social contribution, because on the base of what is obtained in its application community strategies can be carried out and in this way the care to this populational group improves.

Keywords : aged patient; social resources; social resources scale of evaluation; Geriatrics Service.

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