The Challenges of the elderly when they turn one's back on Campeche’s city

  • Claudia Beatriz Novelo Berzunza Universidad Guadalupe Victoria
  • José Francisco Duarte Méndez Universidad Autónoma de Campeche
  • José Luis Canto Ramírez Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Unidad 041
  • Jaqueline Guadalupe Guerrero Ceh Universidad Autónoma de Campeche
  • Gustavo Xavier Perez Díaz Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla

Abstract

Nowadays, there is a some sort of situation in families: the abandonment of the elderly, resulting in a social problem in this age group. This research responds to the question: What is the incidence of abandonment in elderly people with an age range between 50 to 70 years old, residing in the “Colonia Montecristo” in the city of San Francisco de Campeche, Mexico on the period January to June 2021?  Hypothesis: the incidence is 50% of elderly people who have a situation of abandonment. Objective: To identify the incidence of elderly people living in a neglect scenario. Two instruments were applied: a self-designed questionnaire and the geriatric depression scale (GDS) caregiving, applied to 50 elderly people. The outcome obtained product of this research were: 52% women and 48% men, of whom 21% (19) were in abandonment; as a result, 42% (21) were identified with depression. The consequence of this finding is that the results show the problem and the need for attention from a multidisciplinary perspective, including the three levels of government.
Published
2023-06-18
How to Cite
Novelo Berzunza, C. B., Duarte Méndez, J. F., Canto Ramírez, J. L., Guerrero Ceh, J. G., & Perez Díaz, G. X. (2023). The Challenges of the elderly when they turn one’s back on Campeche’s city. RICS Revista Iberoamericana De Las Ciencias De La Salud, 12(23), 1 - 16. https://doi.org/10.23913/rics.v13i23.122
Section
Artículos Científicos

Most read articles by the same author(s)