Abstract
To understand the meaning of well-being of older persons in situation of abandonment. a qualitative phenomenological study, carried out in a nursing home in Tepic, Nayarit, from 2017 to 2019. Intentional sampling with 12 older persons aged 60 and above. Data collection occurred by phenomenological interview. The ethical criteria of the General Health Law were respected. Participants signed the Informed Consent Form. Data analysis took place through phenomenological analysis. four themes have emerged: 1. Living Activities of Daily Living; 2. Attention to physical needs; 3. Coexistence; 4. Spirituality experience. for older persons, living institutionalized implies a process of adaptation and transformation to their context and state of life, restructuring their needs that provide well-being. It is important to approach these scenarios to establish ways of experiencing aging that favor a full quality of life.
Highlights
Population aging is the result of declining fertility accompanied by economic growth, better nutrition, healthier lifestyles, better control of infectious diseases, as well as advances in science, technology and medicine[1].Aging involves physical, social, and psycho-emotional changes in care
It is likely that they no longer have the same income, their lives are modified in many ways and those changes result in stress; in general, older adults suffer less mental disorders, are happier and feel more satisfied with life than younger adults, subjective well-being increases in general during the course of life and even more in old age
Reaching old age can be synonymous with various situations, some of them unpleasant such as loneliness, abuse, discrimination or abandonment[4]
Summary
Population aging is the result of declining fertility accompanied by economic growth, better nutrition, healthier lifestyles, better control of infectious diseases, as well as advances in science, technology and medicine[1]. It is noteworthy that active life, reminiscences and happy memories, optimism, satisfaction with life and perceived autonomy are closely linked to the well-being of older persons[21], resources that can be lost during institutionalization For this reason and considering that the dynamics of institutionalization influences activities of daily living, satisfaction with life and psychological well-being and understanding wellbeing in these environments can guide nursing professionals to develop care protocols for older persons, including aspects related to normal changes in the aging process; strategies aimed at the grieving process for the loss of functions, until reaching incorporation of older persons in groups and family activities. Phenomenology in this perspective tries to reach the essence of the experiences that constituted the subjective well-being of older persons, allowing to unveil the meaning of a phenomenon by understanding it in people’s life experiences; in this case, older persons who experience abandonment and how much well-being means from their lived reality
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