RESUMO
Según el informe de la Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria de 1998, la población está sufriendo cambios demográficos debido al aumento de la esperanza de vida y disminución de la natalidad. Con el aumento de la edad, se presenta mayor riesgo de déficit nutricional y cada vez más, una mala alimentación da lugar a una mala salud en los europeos. El estado de salud físico y mental de las personas mayores depende en gran parte de la forma de alimentarse durante la vida adulta. Por otro lado, como profesionales de la salud nos interesa conocer la disponibilidad de recursos de que disponen las personas mayores para satisfacer sus necesidades de afecto, estima, aprobación, sentido de pertenencia, identidad y seguridad, es decir, su apoyo social. El propósito de nuestro estudio fue conocer las características sociodemográficas, el estado nutricional y apoyo social de las personas mayores de 65 años del distrito del Eixample de Barcelona
According to a report by the Spanish Society of Public Health and Sanitary Administration in 1998, the general population is undergoing demographic changes due to an increase in life span and a decrease in the birth rate. With an increase in age, there is a greater risk to suffer a nutritional deficit; constantly on the rise, poor nutrition leads to poor health among Europeans. The physical and mental health state of the elderly depends to a high degree on eating habits during one's entire adult life. On the other hand, as health professionals we are interested in knowing the availability of resources the elderly can avail themselves to in order to satisfy their needs for affection, love, acceptance, sense of belonging, identity and security; which is to say their social network. The objective of our study was to know the sociodemographical characteristics, the nutritional state and the social network for persons above 65 years of age in the "Eixample" District in Barcelona
Assuntos
Idoso , Humanos , Envelhecimento , Estado Nutricional , Apoio Nutricional , Apoio Social , EspanhaRESUMO
According to a report by the Spanish Society of Public Health and Sanitary Administration in 1998, the general population is undergoing demographic changes due to an increase in life span and a decrease in the birth rate. With an increase in age, there is a greater risk to suffer a nutritional deficit; constantly on the rise, poor nutrition leads to poor health among Europeans. The physical and mental health state of the elderly depends to a high degree on eating habits during one's entire adult life. On the other hand, as health professionals we are interested in knowing the availability of resources the elderly can avail themselves to in order to satisfy their needs for affection, love, acceptance, sense of belonging, identity and security; which is to say their social network. The objective of our study was to know the sociodemographical characteristics, the nutritional state and the social network for persons above 65 years of age in the "Eixample" District in Barcelona.
