Actividad física como estrategia terapéutica para beneficio de la salud del adulto mayor, del Hogar de Ancianos “Daniel Álvarez Sánchez”, Loja, 2023.

The present work of curricular integration had as objective; Determine the importance of physical activity as a therapeutic strategy to improve the physical condition of older adults of the "Daniel Alvarez Sanchez" Nursing Home, Loja 2023, the approach used was mixed, quasi-experimental design, correlational type, the methods were: inductive, deductive, analytical-synthetic and statistical, the techniques: survey and test. The instruments applied were the questionnaire and the physical test (Senior Fitness Test), the sample consisted of 12 older adults. In the data obtained, in the application of the pre-test, difficulties were found in the conditional (strength and flexibility) and coordinative (balance and coordination) capacities in most of the participants. In the task of getting up, walking and sitting down was where the highest percentage of difficulties were found, 33% of the sample surveyed were in the scale of bad, 25% in regular, 33% in good and only 8% were in a scale of excellent. Subsequently, a pedagogical proposal was designed and applied based on these results obtained, which was structured in a total of 22 classes with three weekly pedagogical hours, with the purpose of counteracting these deficiencies so that all older adults can improve their physical condition, prolong their independence and improve their health, through the practice of physical activity. After this, in the application of the post-test, referring to the same task, getting up, walking and sitting down again, the following results were evidenced, 17% of the sample was in the scale of bad, 8% in regular, 33% in good and 42% in the scale of excellent, noting a decrease in the scale of bad and a significant increase in the scale of excellent. It is concluded that, based on the information obtained, it was considered essential to design a physical activity program as a therapeutic strategy for the preservation of health, which had a positive impact on the physical condition of the older adult, promoting a culture of well-being and healthy living of the older adult inside the Daniel Álvarez Sánchez Nursing Home. Keywords. Physical activity, therapeutic strategy, physical condition, older adult, health.

• Главный автор: Maita Lozano, Jorge Luis (author)
• Формат: bachelorThesis
• Язык: spa
• Опубликовано: 2023
• Предметы: ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA; ESTRATEGIA TERAPÉUTICA; CONDICIÓN FÍSICA; ADULTO MAYOR; SALUD
• Online-ссылка: https://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/28194