Factores de riesgo y de protección de las personas adultas y personas adultas mayores sin referentes familiares, usuarias del Centro de Atención al Adulto Mayor del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social, Cuenca, año 2023

Abstract

The present study called, Risk and protection factors of adults and older adults without family references, users of the Senior Citizen Care Center of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute, Cuenca, year 2023; had as its main objective to analyze the risk and protection factors of adults and older adults without family references, users of the Senior Citizen Care Center of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute Cuenca, in the year 2023. The methodology applied in the research has a quantitative approach, with a descriptive design; The technique used was the survey and as an instrument a questionnaire of questions addressed to 5 adults and 18 older adults who go to the Senior Citizen Care Center IESS CAAM. The main results determined that the socioeconomic and employment situation of both adults and older adults, in both cases, the income is not sufficient to cover all their needs. In addition, both groups agree on protective factors such as: owning a home, interest in strengthening their health, and carrying out activities to improve their emotional state. Regarding risk factors, the majority of the sample studied agrees on aspects such as architectural barriers to mobility; the lack of family support at the economic level, and essentially emotional, which is of utmost importance to reduce states of loneliness and strengthen their emotional state as a consequence of not having family references. It is concluded that there is a need to design programs focused on inclusion, emotional and social support, determining factors that the people surveyed stated require forging and strengthening.