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    Análisis de las alteraciones sensoriales en el adulto mayor y su relación con la independencia funcional y equilibrio
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Terapia Física, 2022-03-01) Jaramillo Noriega, Rosa Lisbeth; Cárdenas Medina, Jorge Humberto Dr. Mg.
    The objective of this research was to analyze the sensory alterations in the older adult in relation to functional independence and balance, in a population of 40 older adults belonging to the Atahualpa Rural Parish GAD, of which 24 belong to the female sex and 16 to the male sex. Before the assessment, informative data was collected followed by sensory assessment of the senses of sight, smell, taste and touch to relate them to functional capacity using the Barthel and Lawton and Brody scales and for balance the scale of Tinetti to assess the risk of falls. The study is of an observational type because it has the objective of observing and recording the different reactions in the assessment and descriptive because the data was collected in each home and of a qualitative-quantitative type for data collection and analysis. The effects found in this study in the sensory evaluations were normal for the sense of sight chromatic assessment 85% and visual fields 95%, sense of taste 90%, sense of touch stereognosis 98% and graphesthesia 53% unlike smell obtained a low percentage of 25%. According to the Barthel scale, 55% obtained independence and the Lawton and Brody scale, 38% of men obtained autonomy and only 8% of women. xvi It was evidenced that aging produces changes due to age, gender and environment and if one fails the others will not fail because everything depends on several factors, it is important to stimulate the senses to achieve greater functional independence and balance.