Abandono oculto del Adulto Mayor”

Abstract

The hidden neglect of the elderly is a problem that leads to physical, social; and economic instability, as they are factors that violate the rights of the elderly. However, it also includes feelings of pain and loneliness that they experience daily, with the breaking of affective ties due to the neglect, taking advantage ofthe abuse and mistreatment that arise from the predominant social interests during the phase of old age. The aim of this study was to identify the hidden neglect of older people in the municipality of San Fernando del Canton Ambato. The study group consisted of 30 older adults, 7 men and 23 women, the methodology was used with a qualitative approach, the semi-structured interview technique was applied, through an instrument of 22 questions, distributed in five dimensions (family, social, emotional, health and instrumental), with 15 indicators (visits, communication, responsibility, migration, support network in the community, support network; of neighbors and friends, self-esteem, feelings, resilience, hygiene, food, disease prevention, economy, transportation and housework); in order to study the dimensions, a semantic network was developed that allowed the analysis of the experiences of hidden abandonment of older people. Through the results obtained, it was found that the majority of older adults perceive a hidden abandonment, due to the lack of time, distance and responsibility of their relatives by not visiting them frequently, since many ofthem decide to leave the community to emigrate to other cities. due to the lack of work, which is a factor that affects the family economically.