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<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942023000400012</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Presencia de factores de riesgo de los grandes síndromes geriátricos en adultos mayores que acuden al Centro de Salud Mariscal Sucre]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Presence of risk factors for major geriatric syndromes in older adults who attend the Mariscal Sucre Health Center]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Cuello-Freire]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guadalupe]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gomez-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nairovys]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Donoso-Noroña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Riber Fabian]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes,  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000400012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000400012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000400012&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: el envejecimiento poblacional constituye un reto para los sistemas de salud del cual Ecuador no es ajena.  Objetivo: identificar los factores de riesgo de los grandes síndromes geriátricos presentes en los adultos mayores que acuden al Centro de Salud Mariscal Sucre.  Métodos: estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal en adultos mayores que acuden al Centro de Salud Mariscal Sucre entre julio y diciembre de 2022. La muestra la constituyeron 48 pacientes. Se emplearon las escalas Downton, índice de Barthel, el ICIQ-SF y escala SPMSQ Pfeiffer.  Resultados:  se encontró predominio de pacientes del sexo femenino (62,50 %), de edades entre los 65 y 69 años (70,08 %). El 93,75 % de los pacientes consumía algún medicamento, el 83,33 % presentó caídas previas, el 50 % resultó dependientes o requieren ayuda para subir y bajar escaleras y el 45,83 % para realizarse el aseo personal o para bañarse. El 60,41 % pierde orina varias veces al día y el 18,75 % expuso una afectación máxima del desarrollo de las actividades diarias. El 89,58 % de los adultos mayores no fueron capaces de identificar la hora del día y la fecha.  Conclusiones:  en los adultos mayores del Centro de Salud Mariscal Sucre se identificaron factores de riesgo para los grandes síndromes geriátricos, siendo los que presentaron mayor incidencia el consumo de medicamentos, las caídas previas, dependencia para la realización de actividades de la vida diaria y de autocuidado, la incontinencia urinaria y la desorientación en cuanto al tiempo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction: population aging constitutes a challenge for health systems of which Ecuador is no stranger. Objective: to identify the risk factors of major geriatric syndromes present in older adults who attend the Mariscal Sucre Health Center. Methods: observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study in older adults who attend the Mariscal Sucre Health Center between July and December 2022. The sample consisted of 48 patients. Downton scales, Barthel index, ICIQ-SF and SPMSQ Pfeiffer scale were used. Results: a predominance of female patients (62,50 %), aged between 65 and 69 years (70,08 %), was found. 93,75 % of the patients consumed some medication, 83,33 % had previous falls, 50 % were dependent or required help to go up and down the stairs and 45,83 % to perform personal hygiene or bathe. 60,41 % lose urine several times a day and 18,75 % exhibited a maximum affectation of the development of daily activities. 89,58 % of the older adults were not able to identify the time of day and the date. Conclusions: in the elderly at the Mariscal Sucre Health Center, risk factors for major geriatric syndromes were identified, with the highest incidence being medication use, previous falls, dependence to carry out activities of daily living and self-care, urinary incontinence, and disorientation in terms of time.]]></p></abstract>
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