Rehabilitación del adulto mayor desde la perspectiva psicosocial. Revisión documental en el ámbito de salud

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the rehabilitation of the elderly from a psychosocial perspective. The positivist paradigm was used, with a type of exploratory-descriptive research and a documentary design. The universe of study consisted of 11 investigations in the field of health. The technique used for data collection was the signing and an instrument with 32 questions. In the results we have the following psychological aspects: need to be listened to, feeling of social isolation and feelings of loneliness, in terms of the social perspective: need for communication, loss of social roles and poor community support, with reference to the gerontological approach It has to, when developing rehabilitation, the elderly is not evaluated by a professional of Gerontology, nor are the different instruments used to diagnose the biopsychosocial reality of it, this being one of the main findings of the research. A higher integral assessment of this population is recommended.