Evaluación del estado de salud de la población geriátrica de la Unidad de Adultos Mayores del Patronato de Amparo Social “Matilde Hidalgo de Procel”, durante mayo a diciembre del 2013

Abstract

Determine the overall health of Aging Unit of the Board of Social Amparo "Matilde Hidalgo" by rapid screening of geriatric conditions, laboratory tests and search components to determine metabolic syndrome. By non-probability sampling (saturation), 59 adults 65 and older, who met the inclusion criteria were selected. Once signed informed consent rapid scale screening for adult higher after taking anthropometric measurements and biochemical testing lab for metabolic syndrome was applied. It intervened to 59 adults over 65 years (23 males and 36 females), and found that the main problems were any physical (67.50%) followed by depression disability (66.70%) and difficulty seeing (47.60%). 44 participants had metabolic syndrome (74.50%); 63.60% female and 36.40% male. The main health problems found was metabolic syndrome (predominantly women), followed by depression, any physical disability and difficulty seeing.