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Actitudes hacia la atención del adulto mayor por parte del personal que labora en los servicios de Emergencia en hospitales de Lima / Attitude towards the elderly from the staff working in the emergency wards in Lima hospitals in Lima
Ortiz Saavedra, Pedro José; Tello Rodríguez, Tania; Pérez Correa, Mónica Elena; Varela Pinedo, Luis Fernando; Chávez Jimeno, Helver Alejandro.
  • Ortiz Saavedra, Pedro José; Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza. Lima. PE
  • Tello Rodríguez, Tania; Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. Lima. PE
  • Pérez Correa, Mónica Elena; Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza. Lima. PE
  • Varela Pinedo, Luis Fernando; Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. Lima. PE
  • Chávez Jimeno, Helver Alejandro; Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. Lima. PE
Acta méd. peru ; 30(2): 75-78, abr.-jun. 2013. ilus, graf, mapas, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS, LIPECS | ID: lil-692314
RESUMEN

Objetivo:

Medir la actitud hacia el adulto mayor del personal que labora en los servicios de Emergencia en hospitales de Lima. Material y

Método:

Se aplicó el instrumento de medición de actitudes hacia los adultos mayores de Kogan, validado en Perú por Sampén, a los trabajadores de salud del servicio de Emergencia de tres hospitales nacionales Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia (HNCH), Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza (HNAL) y el Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unánue (HNHU). Se consideró que los trabajadores de salud poseían una actitud positiva hacia el adulto mayor si el puntaje calculado era superior a 102 y actitud negativa si era menor.

Resultados:

Se encuestó a 235 trabajadores de salud de los servicios de Emergencia de los tres hospitales, distribuidos según el cargo que desempeñan en médicos 45,5 %, enfermería 45,5 % y administrativos 9 %. El 50,6 % eran mujeres y la media de la edad fue de 34 años (DE 7,3). Se encontró una actitud positiva hacia los adultos mayores en 97,6 % de los trabajadores de salud de la Emergencia del HNCH, en 95,4 % en el HNAL y en 98,8 % en el HNHU. No se encontró diferencia entre la actitud entre los distintos hospitales ni entre las características de los trabajadores como sexo, edad, cargo desempeñado o tiempo de labor.

Conclusiones:

La actitud hacia la atención del adulto mayor de los trabajadores de salud en la Emergencia de tres hospitales de Lima fue positiva.
ABSTRACT

Objective:

To assess the emergency services personnel's attitude towards the elderly in Lima hospitals Material and

Method:

The Kogan's Attitudes towards Older People Scale (KOP), validated by Sampen in Peru, was administered to healthcare workers from the Emergency Departments in three national hospitals in Lima Cayetano Heredia (HNCH), Arzobispo Loayza (HNAL), and Hipolito Unanue (HNHU). A positive attitude towards the elderly was established if calculated scores in KOP were above 102, and a negative attitude was defined when KOP scores were 102 or lower.

Results:

Two hundred and thirty five healthcare workers were interviewed. Nearly half of them (45,5%) were physicians, 45,5% were nurses, and 9% were administrative personnel. The mean age of interviewees was 34 years (SD 7,3) and 50,6% were female. A positive attitude towards the elderly was found in 97,6% of the emergency service healthcare workers in HNCH, in 95,4% in HNAL, and 98,8% in HNHU. There were no differences between the hospitals studied, and also no differences were found with respect to sex, age, position or time working in the hospital.

Conclusions:

The attitude towards the elderly from healthcare workers in the Emergency Services in three National Hospitals in Lima is positive.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Aged / Attitude / Emergency Medical Services / Emergency Service, Hospital / Health Services for the Aged Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Acta méd. peru Year: 2013 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza/PE / Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia/PE

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Aged / Attitude / Emergency Medical Services / Emergency Service, Hospital / Health Services for the Aged Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Acta méd. peru Year: 2013 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza/PE / Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia/PE