Resumen

GALINDO SOTO, Jonathan Alejandro; JIMENEZ GONZALEZ, María de Jesús; MAYA PEREZ, Eloy  y  JUNCO MENDEZ, Francisca del Carmen. Psychoemotional needs of hospitalized elderly in the public sector. Rev. sanid. mil. [online]. 2018, vol.72, n.3-4, pp.223-230. ISSN 0301-696X.

The psycho-emotional needs of the elderly are a topic that has gained recent interest; related studies refer to the link between psychoemotional problems and the quality of life of the elderly. The objective was to determine the most frequent psychoemotional needs of elderly people in hospital (EPIH) in the public sector. A quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental, cross-sectional study of 49 elderly people. The results indicated low levels of anxiety (68%) and depression (98%), high levels of social support (89%) and quality of life (98%), and average self-esteem (92%). Positive correlation was observed between anxiety and depression (r = 0.547 p = 0.000), as well as negative correlation between depression, self-esteem and quality of life (r = 0.579 p = 0.000 and r = 0.399 p = 0.005). Depression varied in 33.5% (r2) of cases due to variation in self-esteem. We conclude that the most frequent psychoemotional need is to strengthen self-esteem and reduce anxiety, especially in women (52.38% with moderate or severe levels). First-level psychological support and the use of a battery for rapid screening by health personnel is proposed.

Palabras llave : Elderly; psychoemotional needs; hospitalization.