Sistematización de experiencia: Creación de una guía para el mantenimiento de los procesos mentales superiores de los Adultos Mayores del centro de salud #7 en el periodo de Mayo a Septiembre del 2023

Abstract

In the present work of titulacion it is tried to systematize the pre-professional practices carried out in the health center # 7 this has a population of Older Adults who are between 65 and 85 years old. Where I work hand in hand with the psychologist and director of the health center in order to maintain a balance in researchIt was proposed the development of a guide for the maintenance of higher mental processes in order to provide necessary tools to this group of adults regarding their cognitive declines and their emotional aspects which were detected through the use of a cognitive evaluation test and therefore interviews with this working group.In order to obtain these results, several interviews were conducted through which emotional affectations such as irritability, sadness, anxiety, anguish were known, it is for this reason that in this project we emphasize the emotional impact suffered by the participants due to cognitive impairment, a key point to prevent them from falling into this type of isolation are the protective factors that Older Adults have in common: belonging to a club to find motivation. At the same time, we applied the moCA test that allowed us to detect cognitive impairment in certain cognitive functions. Finally, the creation of the guide and its respective application through workshops to reinforce the importance of maintaining affective bonds, self-knowledge, stimulation workshops, recreational activities. Each of the activities were designed to try to meet the objective of systematization, in addition to promoting autonomy and a better quality of life.