Manual del tecnólogo de atención integral del adulto mayor, capítulo ocho: terapia ocupacional en adultos mayores

This research is focused on the elaboration of Chapter Eight of the Technologist's Manual on Comprehensive Care of the Elderly, a document worked together with the career of Comprehensive Care of the Elderly of PUCE Quito\; this chapter is based on a bibliographic compilation of the main techniques used in occupational therapy based on the physical, functional, mental and social spheres of the comprehensive geriatric assessment. This manual is aimed at students and different professionals interested in the area\; since the elderly are a vulnerable population group that is exposed to great physiological, environmental and social changes\; and since there is little information and confusion about this particular topic in our environment, it is of great importance to make this type of documents that allow to compile the current knowledge of different techniques that allow to maintain or improve a better quality of life of older adults. Therefore, the general objective of this study is to elaborate a guide to guide the acquisition of knowledge on the attention and care of the elderly, specifically on the subject of occupational therapy, through a documentary type of research, with a qualitative approach and descriptive level that allows the search for bibliographic information from various scientific sources selected under the different criteria of inclusion, exclusion and elimination, where 25 valid researches that met the established requirements were selected, exclusion and elimination, where 25 valid researches were selected that fulfilled the established requirements, these sources that mostly belonged to scientific journals and institutional repositories in Spanish language, helped to elaborate and culminate with the present investigation concluding the importance of the description of diverse techniques according to the sphere of valuation to be treated, as well as the continuous preparation and deepening in this area.

• Yazar: De la Torre Picuasi, María Ermelinda (author)
• Materyal Türü: bachelorThesis
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: 2024
• Konular: terapia ocupacional, adulto mayor, esferas
• Online Erişim: https://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/44705