Deterioro cognitivo y su relación con el bienestar psicológico en adultos mayores

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between cognitive impairment and psychological well-being in older adults in the parish of Atahualpa, Canton Ambato, considering the fundamental importance of the subject and whose results can benefit the competent authorities to design the most effective strategies to improve the lifestyle of the population. The research developed is quantitative, descriptive-correlational in scope, with a non experimental design in a sample of 159 older adults. The standardized and validated tests used were the Minimental State Examination (MMSE) which evaluates the level of cognitive performance of a person from 18 years of age onwards, and the Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale, which evaluates the level of psychological well being of a person from 17 years of age onwards. To measure the degree of relationship between the variables, Pearson's correlation coefficient was used because they are ordinal variables and the parametric T-Student test was used to establish the frequency of cognitive impairment and psychological well-being. The Pearson Coefficient value was obtained as the existence of a direct positive correlation with high intensity between cognitive impairment and psychological well being with a value (r = 0.870 and p < .001), thus demonstrating the existing relationship, which suggests that the higher the index of cognitive impairment (absence of cognitive impairment), the higher the index of psychological well-being.