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Disabilities and quality of life in older adults

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  • Guillermo Alejandro Herrera Horta
  • Guillermo Luís Herrera Miranda
  • Nelia Margarita Rodríguez García
  • Fabián Andrés Muñoz Vidal
  • Dania María Horta Muñoz
  • Zurelys Gutiérrez García

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Introduction: every day more people reach old age and with this, disabilities increase in this population segment. Objective: determine the behavior of disabilities and the quality of life of the elderly of the Ceferino Fernández Popular Council, of the Pedro Borras Astorga health area of Pinar del Rio during the year 2024. Methods: observational, descriptive, cross-sectional with a universe of 3338 elderly and a sample of 876 elderly according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Empirical, theoretical and statistical methods were used. Results: elderly people aged between 60 and 69 years (53.9 %) and female (69.9 %) predominated. The predominant disability risk factors were the presence of chronic illness (56.2 %), loss of social roles (50.3 %), and losses (44.2 %). The disabilities that prevailed in the elderly are related to the mode of transportation (7.0 %), washing clothes (67.8 %) and the ability to manage finances (64.6 %). The majority of elderly people with disabilities have an average quality of life (42.4 %). Conclusions: disabilities have a high incidence in the elderly studied, with a greater predominance in the sixth decade of life and the female sex, resulting in Chronic diseases are the main risk factor for disabilities, with those related to the mode of transportation being the most common, with the majority having an average quality of life.

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Handle: RePEc:dbk:sicomu:2025v3a18
DOI: 10.62486/sic2025230
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