Bibliographic citations
Giraldo, E., Ocampo, M. (2022). Exploración de experiencias de vida de personas mayores que residen en el Centro Geriátrico Casa Blanca - Casa de Reposo Comas - 2022 [Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades (UCH)]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12872/705
Giraldo, E., Ocampo, M. Exploración de experiencias de vida de personas mayores que residen en el Centro Geriátrico Casa Blanca - Casa de Reposo Comas - 2022 []. PE: Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades (UCH); 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12872/705
@misc{renati/689610,
title = "Exploración de experiencias de vida de personas mayores que residen en el Centro Geriátrico Casa Blanca - Casa de Reposo Comas - 2022",
author = "Ocampo Vallejos, Milena",
publisher = "Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades (UCH)",
year = "2022"
}
Objective: To explore the life experiences of older adults at the Geriatric Center Casa de Reposo Casa Blanca, Comas-2022. Materials and methods: This is a qualitative approach, which included a phenomenological design and the use of the semi-structured interview technique and its interview guide with 10 open questions, which was validated by expert judges and a pilot test. Results: 10 senior citizens took part in the interviews. The qualitative data analysis method for this research was the content analysis with five main subcategories: active aging, need for family affection and support, need for socialization, need for comprehensive care and perceptions about the pandemic. Conclusions: This research highlighted the main experiences revealed by older adults showing their nostalgia for the activities they used to do before being admitted to the geriatric center. In addition, they expressed feelings of sadness for the neglect of their relatives in the geriatric center. Moreover, the older adults showed in their new coexistence feelings of affection towards the health personnel and great appreciation for recreational and physical activities and social relationships with other elderly adults. regarding their perceptions of the pandemic, there are feelings of fear and anxiety, and likewise they claim the lack of freedom due to mandatory social isolation.
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