Mejoramiento del cuidado de la salud de los adultos mayores de la Unidad de Atención Gerontológica Pimampiro del cantón del mismo nombre, provincia de Imbabura, en el periodo 2017

Abstract

At the Gerontological Unit “Pimampiro”, which belongs to San Pedro of Pimampiro, in Imbabura, Ecuador; the intervention project for the improvement of senior health care management was conducted by using the Logical Framework Approach (LFA), which involved the analysis of participants, an objective analysis tree, both of which helped plan out the required activities to solve the issue. The project included a diagnosis of the users functionality by using the factors: everyday life activities, Barthel and Lawton and Brody, respectively; this allowed to establish the goal of contributing towards the enhancement of quality of life for seniors as well as the improvement of senior health care. The intervention led to the conclusion that the tech team is implementing a guide for senior care, and relatives are getting informed about healthy life styles through guides and workshops, thus, these caretakers are providing inclusive and proper attention to seniors at their homes.