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Gerokomos
versión impresa ISSN 1134-928X
Resumen
VELASCO-YANEZ, Romel Jonathan; CAJAPE-QUIMIS, Julio César; CUNALEMA-FERNANDEZ, Jesús Alberto y VARGAS-AGUILAR, Germania Marivel. The significance of self-care in the elderly from the health promotion standpoint. Gerokomos [online]. 2022, vol.33, n.3, pp.145-149. Epub 31-Jul-2023. ISSN 1134-928X.
Introduction:
During old age, the purpose of older adults is based on achieving a state of well-being; therefore, it is important to understand the factors that benefit or affect the achievement of this goal.
Objective:
To deconstruct the meaning of self-care in the elderly.
Methodology:
Qualitative research with a sociocritic, humanistic interpretive approach; in the data collection an open interview structured to a focal group was conducted, subjects were chosen at convenience by the snowball technique.
Results:
The meaning of self-care is originated by: Situational influences whether internal or external are linked to their health-disease process, the fact of the knowledge they possess about their care; this process of cognition has modified the conception of self-care and health that they possess, being these positive emotions that helps them and creates a consciousness of care. The environment plays a very important role in the construction of this meaning, they show that the links between neighbors are important, even comparing them with their family.
Conclusions:
Self-care in the elderly is lived in the context of the environment around them: Family, friends, neighbors, community, and is perceived as the ability to do things that originate satisfaction in their daily living.
Palabras clave : Self-care; care; health care; disease; knowledge.