Terapia alternativa para el cuidado de enfermería en adultos mayores

Abstract

Anxiety is a common emotional disorder in the elderly that stems from physiological, emotional and social changes. Objective: to determine the effect of alternative therapy for nursing care in older adults. Methodology: quantitative, descriptive quasi-experimental study that included a total of 50 older adults from the "Izamba sin Fronteras" Association of the city of Ambato in the province of Tungurahua-Ecuador and with whom a four-week intervention was carried out. With music therapy to reduce anxiety, a sociodemographic record and the StateRank Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were used as data collection techniques, which evaluate state-anxiety and rank-anxiety. Results: Music therapy proved to be beneficial in reducing anxiety in older adults, since after its use state-anxiety was significantly reduced; before the intervention it was present in 66% and at the end of the intervention in 2%, in the case of anxiety-trait the decrease was not achieved. Student's T test showed a significant difference between initia l and final total anxiety, which suggests the usefulness of music therapy in reducing anxiety in older adults. Conclusion: the use of music therapy as an alternative therapy in nursing care for the elderly with anxiety is effective, it significantly reduce s state anxiety. Further research with the STAI inventory and music therapy is recommended as an alternative therapy for older adults.