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Relación entre el estilo de vida y estado nutricional en los adultos mayores que asisten al Hogar de los Abuelos Cuenca 2017

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE To determine the corelation between lifestyle and nutritional status of the members of the elderly foster care home “Hogar de los abuelos” Cuenca, (2017). METHODS AND TECHNIQUES A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional - correlational study will be performed from November 2017 until May 2018. The methodology utilized for the assessment of the nutritional status of the elderly individuals will be based of the nutritional status obtained by means of the anthropometric measurements (weight, height, BMI). To determine the lifestyle profile, Health promoting lifestyle profile (HPLP II) - Adult version survey (The Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile HPLP II, de Walker Volkan, Sechrist y Pender, modificada por Díaz R, Márquez E, Delgado R.) will be completed by each participant. The information gathered will the analyzed to determine the influence of elderly individuals’ lifestyle on their nutritional status. The information will be tabulated using the software SPSS V15.0; Microsoft Excel 2016 will also be used to illustrate the results in tables and graphs. RESULTS The population was conformed of 73.8% of females and 26.2% of males. The data showed that 62.3% of elderlies have inadequate nutritional status due to either weight deficit or weight excess and 37.7% of them have an adequate nutritional status. It was determined that there is a significant relationship between the nutritional status and the lifestyle of the elderly who participate in the research (r = 0,29). It was found that 54.1% of them presented an unhealthy lifestyle