Identificación de factores de riesgo psicológicos asociados al abandono familiar en adultos mayores en un sector del Valle de los Chillos en el año 2022.

Abstract

The objective of this project was to determine the psychological risk factors that are related to family abandonment, in the elderly of the city of Quito, for which a qualitative methodology was used, and three instruments were applied for the collection of information, under the techniques; interview questionnaire, semi-interview, observation sheet and family APGAR, questionnaires that were semi-structured, which allowed obtaining the systematized results in this study. Well, the level of family functioning of the elderly was measured through the application of the family APGAR, evidencing that said level regarding abandonment is high and that the elderly use the Comprehensive Care Services of the state programs in the city of Quito to assist your medical needs among others. Likewise, it was possible to analyze the relationship between family abandonment and the psychological factors to which the elderly are exposed, it was visualized that; Older adults are away from their families due to various social factors, negligence on the part of the people who care for them, as well as the lack of necessary resources, depression due to human losses, among others. Finally, the impact of psychological factors on the mental health of the elderly was established, it was evidenced that, as a consequence of abandonment, the elderly have feelings of sadness which is manifested in their daily lives by experiencing feelings of loneliness.