Enfermedades asociadas a la soledad en la persona mayor: un reto social

Autores/as

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.514761
Palabras clave: Enfermedad, Soledad, Envejecimiento, Envejecimiento de 80 y más

Resumen

Objetivo: Identificar las patologías en la persona mayor asociadas a la soledad.
Metodología: Investigación secundaria, de tipo revisión integrativa, estructurada según consenso de Crossetti.
Resultados: Se identificaron tras la aplicación de descriptores y estrategias de búsqueda un total de 4.011 artículos, posterior a la aplicación de filtros, criterios de inclusión y criterios de exclusión quedaron seleccionados 27 artículos, de los cuales 17 corresponden a WOS, 9 a BVS y 1 a PUBMED.
Conclusiones: Se destaca la asociación entre soledad y el deterioro cognitivo, disminución del estado físico, enfermedad de Alzheimer y eventos cardiovasculares. Se hace necesario establecer políticas públicas de preparación a las personas para su futuro proceso de envejecimiento.

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Biografía del autor/a

Miguel Valencia-Contrera, Departamento de enfermería, Universidad de Antofagasta. Estudiante Doctorado en Ciencia de Enfermería, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chilke.

Enfermero, Magíster en Enfermería, estudiante de Doctorado en Ciencia de Enfermería, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile.

Olivia Sanhueza-Alvarado, Facultad de enfermería, Universidad de Concepción.

Doctora en Enfermería, Docente del Postgrado en Enfermería. Universidad de Concepción.

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03-01-2023
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Valencia-Contrera, M. y Sanhueza-Alvarado, O. 2023. Enfermedades asociadas a la soledad en la persona mayor: un reto social. Enfermería Global. 22, 1 (ene. 2023), 642–668. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.514761.
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