Abstract
Objectives: To determine the quality of life of the elderly in the social programs for the elderly in the two provinces of Ica, Peru in 2017. Methods: This is a non-experimental, descriptive and cross-sectional study. The population consists of the elderly in the provinces of Ica, Palpa (N = 65) and Nasca (N = 30) in Peru. The analysis unit is mainly the group of adult participants in the geriatric sociology project. The quality of life was assessed by SF-36 health questionnaire. Result: 90% of the elderly in Nasca province had a high-quality mental health life; And 60% people had a regular quality of life based on vitality. In the Palpa Social Gerontological Program, 81.5% of the elderly had a higher quality of life in terms of mental health, but a lower quality of life in terms of physical health (63.1%). Conclusion: The quality of life of the elderly in Nasca Social Gerontological Program is higher than that of the elderly in Palpa Gerontological Program.
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