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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1134-928X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gerokomos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gerokomos]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1134-928X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Española de Enfermería Geriátrica y Gerontológica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1134-928X2017000300131</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Develando la experiencia de un grupo de personas mayores en un centro de día]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Unveiling the experience of a group of elderly people in a day care center]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Araya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandra-Ximena]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. Soledad]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rubio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miriam]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Andres Bello Facultad de Enfermería ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santiago]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Instituto de Sociología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Escuela de Enfermería ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>131</fpage>
<lpage>134</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1134-928X2017000300131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1134-928X2017000300131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1134-928X2017000300131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo: El envejecimiento de la población representa uno de los grandes desafíos para Latinoamérica, tanto para los servicios de salud como para los servicios sociales de apoyo a las personas mayores. La introducción de los centros de día para personas mayores, como un nuevo servicio gerontológico, se transformará en una pieza crítica de los servicios ofrecidos a las personas mayores que viven en la comunidad, generando las bases para construir un sistema de cuidado y atención especializada dirigida a este grupo etario. El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar la experiencia de un grupo de personas mayores pertenecientes a un centro de día de una municipalidad de Santiago, Chile.  Métodos: Estudio cualitativo descriptivo con uso de técnica de grupo focal y análisis de contenido que devela la experiencia de 37 personas mayores asistentes a un centro de día.  Resultados: Los principales resultados de este estudio fueron: mejoría en la funcionalidad, b) empoderamiento de las personas mayores y c) mayor inserción social.  Conclusiones: La experiencia de las personas mayores es evaluada como positiva, reconociendo mejorías en aspectos claves de su vida cotidiana y que tienen el potencial de contribuir a mejorar y fortalecer la funcionalidad y aspectos de la salud mental de las personas mayores. Estos resultados aportan evidencia científica latinoamericana a la evaluación de la experiencia de las personas mayores con este nuevo servicio geriátrico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background: Chile is a country that will continue aged at an accelerated rate as a result of a progressive decline in the birth rate, adequate access to health and a sustained increase in life expectancy. The aging population is one of the major challenges for the country as well as for health and for social services to support aged population. Introducing the Day Care Centers for aged people, as a new gerontological service, will become a critical part of the services offered to the elderly living in the community, creating the foundations for an specialized system of care directed this age group. The aim of this study is to evaluate the experience of a group of elderly people from a day care center of a municipality of the Metropolitan Region.  Methods: Descriptive qualitative study with focus group and content analysis that reveals the experience of 37 older people attending at day care center.  Results: The main results of this study were: (a) improvement in functionality, (b) empowerment of older persons, and (c) greater social inclusion.  Conclusion: The experience of older persons is assessed as positive by themselves. Older people recognized improvements in key aspects of their daily lives and have the potential to contribute to improving and strengthening the functionality and mental health of elderly people. These results provide evidence for national evaluation of this new geriatric service.]]></p></abstract>
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