Yanisleidy Hernández

Family functioning and the elderly

Integral Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Between September and December 2016, a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 36 older adults belonging to the Casa de Abuelos de Lotería, municipality of Cotorro. The objective was to determine whether there were changes in the perception of family functioning of the elderly after their incorporation to this institution. A semi-structured interview was applied to characterize the group from the socio-psychological point of view, the Test of Perception of Family Functioning FFSIL, in order to analyze the perception that the older adults have of their family functioning after being inserted in the Grandparents' Home and the Test of Perception of Family Relations of the Elderly to correlate the results obtained between the techniques applied and to verify the changes in the perception. It was concluded that these older adults are characterized by being a group well integrated to this institution, they do not present feelings of sadness, nor of loss of authority, nor of social roles, they do not feel isolated, the need to be listened to is satisfied in the diverse activities that they carry out jointly in the institution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 155g
• ISBN-13: 9786206869771
• ISBN-10: 6206869776
• Artikelnr.: 69518009

Autorenporträt

Work experience of about 10 years, working as a psychologist and professor of medical psychology at the University of Medical Sciences of Havana. She has published several research papers in the Revista del Hospital Psiquiátrico de la Habana and in the Editorial Académica Española.