Determinación del grado de vulnerabilidad en adultos mayores, consultorio uno. Centro de Salud Sauces 3. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Aging presents changes in its physical, functional, mental and sanitary conditions; exposing older adults to vulnerability. Methods: A descriptive, observational, prospective, prevalence study was carried out; with a population of 100 older adults from office one of the Sauces 3 health center, during the year 2021. The information was collected through the application of surveys and geriatric assessment scales such as: Katz Index, Pfeiffer Questionnaire, Scale abbreviated from Yesavage, social assessment of Gijón and for the determination of the degrees of vulnerability, a qualification proposed by the author was designed that classified each patient with the following criteria: no vulnerability, low vulnerability, medium vulnerability, and high vulnerability. Results: 30% do not present vulnerability, 60% present low vulnerability, 9% medium vulnerability and 1% high vulnerability. Economic income was determined as the predominant psychosocial risk factor in 71%, and social risk in 60%. Conclusions: Most of the patients present low vulnerability