RESUMO
Se describen las vivencias afectivas y los factores condicionantes de 2 adultos mayores sin relación de pareja, pertenecientes al Policlínico Docente José Martí Pérez de Santiago de Cuba. Ambos manifestaron vivencias afectivo- negativas, dado principalmente por la depresión, la soledad, la frustración y la infelicidad, asociado a sus características personológicas y agravado por pertenecer a una familia disfuncional. A tales efectos, se propuso una estrategia de intervención con enfoque individual, familiar y comunitario, a fin de contribuir al bienestar emocional de este grupo poblacional.
The emotional experiencies and conditioning factors of 2 elderly without couple relationship, belonging to José Martí Pérez Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba are described. Both manifested negative emotional experiencies, given mainly by depression, loneliness, frustration and unhappiness, associated to their personal characteristics and worsened by belonging to a dysfunctional family. To such effects, an intervention strategy with individual, family and community approach was suggested, in order to contribute to the emotional well-being of this population group