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Quality of Life and Oral Health: Perspectives of the Elderly Population Assisted by the Public Hospital Network of Medellín, Colombia

Objective: To analyze the perception of older adults on their quality of life, relating it to your general and oral health, from the speech of its primary actors. Materials and methods: qualitative ethnographic study, 13 focus groups (fg) were performed in adults ≥ 65 years attending the ese Metrosa...

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Autor Principal: Alzate Urrea, Santiago; Universidad de Antioquia
Otros Autores: Agudelo Suárez, Andrés A.; Universidad de Antioquia, López Vergel, Felipe; Universidad de Antioquia,, López Orozco, Carolina; Universidad de Antioquia, Espinosa Herrera, Érica; Universidad de Antioquia, Posada López, Adriana; Universidad de Antioquia, Meneses Gómez, Edwin J.; Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: spa
Publicado: Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2015
Materias:
aged; quality of life; health of the elderly; oral health; vulnerable populations; health services for old people
adulto mayor; calidad de vida; salud de la persona mayor; salud bucal; poblaciones vulnerables; servicios de salud para ancianos (Fuente: DeCS- Bireme)
idoso; qualidade de vida; saúde do idoso; saúde bucal; populações vulneráveis; serviços de saúde para idosos (Fonte: DeCS- Bireme)
idoso, qualidade de vida, saúde do idoso, saúde bucal, populações vulneráveis, serviços de saúde para idosos (Fonte: DeCS- Bireme)
Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/gerepolsal/article/view/15145
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Sumario: Objective: To analyze the perception of older adults on their quality of life, relating it to your general and oral health, from the speech of its primary actors. Materials and methods: qualitative ethnographic study, 13 focus groups (fg) were performed in adults ≥ 65 years attending the ese Metrosalud (Medellin). gf verbatim transcript and content analysis was performed according to categories, identifying points of agreement, dissent and trends in the data. Results: were found and analyzed five categories: self-perceived health and factors affecting health status; quality of life, quality of life, health and quality of life related to oral health; family and social support; healthy aging; and access to health services. Conclusion: The perception of quality of life is crucial for assessing the determinants of general and oral health in the older population aspect.

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