Psychological well-being in elderly people in southern Chile

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contents Psychological well-being in elderly people in southern Chile Mari Alarcón-Riveros Claudia Troncoso-Pantoja Medicina older people Health mental qualitative research Objetive: to interpret the perception of psychological well-being of elderly people in a commune in the Bío-Bío Region, Chile. Methods: The qualitative paradigm with phenomenological orientation was used. Sampling was non-probabilistic by convenience through theoretical saturation. The subjects included met the eligibility criteria and signed an informed consent form. Data collection was done through a semi-structured interview that based its questions on the Multidimensional Model of Well-being. Results were coded and analysed through content analysis. Results: The elderly people investigated have a high degree of psychological well-being. The main source of psychological well-being is relational, the family and their immediate environment. The assessment made by the older person, in the present, involves the conditions in which they live and the ways in which they have faced emotionally demanding situations during their lives. Conclusions: a high level of psychological well-being is identified in the population studied. Keywords: mental health; elderly person; qualitative research. Conclusions: a high level of psychological well-being is identified in the population studied. 2020 artículo científico 1012-2966 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=445674705015 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4456/445674705015/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4456/445674705015/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4456/445674705015/445674705015.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4456/445674705015/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4456 Gaceta Médica Boliviana application/pdf Universidad Mayor de San Simón Gaceta Médica Boliviana (Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia) Num.2 Vol.43
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spellingShingle Psychological well-being in elderly people in southern Chile
Mari Alarcón-Riveros
Medicina
older people
Health mental
qualitative research
Psychological well-being in elderly people in southern Chile Mari Alarcón-Riveros Claudia Troncoso-Pantoja Medicina older people Health mental qualitative research Objetive: to interpret the perception of psychological well-being of elderly people in a commune in the Bío-Bío Region, Chile. Methods: The qualitative paradigm with phenomenological orientation was used. Sampling was non-probabilistic by convenience through theoretical saturation. The subjects included met the eligibility criteria and signed an informed consent form. Data collection was done through a semi-structured interview that based its questions on the Multidimensional Model of Well-being. Results were coded and analysed through content analysis. Results: The elderly people investigated have a high degree of psychological well-being. The main source of psychological well-being is relational, the family and their immediate environment. The assessment made by the older person, in the present, involves the conditions in which they live and the ways in which they have faced emotionally demanding situations during their lives. Conclusions: a high level of psychological well-being is identified in the population studied. Keywords: mental health; elderly person; qualitative research. Conclusions: a high level of psychological well-being is identified in the population studied. 2020 artículo científico 1012-2966 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=445674705015 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4456/445674705015/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4456/445674705015/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4456/445674705015/445674705015.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4456/445674705015/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4456 Gaceta Médica Boliviana application/pdf Universidad Mayor de San Simón Gaceta Médica Boliviana (Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia) Num.2 Vol.43
title Psychological well-being in elderly people in southern Chile
topic Medicina
older people
Health mental
qualitative research
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