Nivel de dependencia en mujeres de la tercera edad de un centro gerontológico diurno del Cantón La Libertad, 2018

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.8012318128

• Palavras-chave: Nivel de dependencia, edad avanzada, actividades instrumentales

• Keywords: Dependency level, advanced age, instrumental activities.

• Abstract: This article identifies the level of dependency in older adult women from a daytime gerontological center in the canton of La Libertad, through a quantitative, observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study considering the variables: age, gender and level of dependency of a sample (n = 123) convenience sampling, the results obtained show that of the elderly women studied, 67.77% are elderly, 98.36% are mestizo, 78.86% obtained a low level of dependency and 38.52% are married. Therefore, it is concluded that a low level of dependency predominated in the elderly women analyzed, therefore, they proactively develop instrumental activities of daily life such as the ability to use the telephone, make purchases, prepare meals, cleaning, etc. laundry, use of transportation, responsibility for your medications, and managing your financial affairs.