Intervención multifactorial que influye en la aparición de procesos respiratorios agudos en adultos mayores no inmunizados contra influenza y su repercusión biológica.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to reduce the prevalence of acute respiratory processes in elderly patients not immunized against influenza belonging to the Pulingui community. Acute respiratory processes constitute a cause of frequent morbidity in the general population and mainly in the elderly. Aging changes increase the frequency of their appearance. Given this situation, vaccination against the virus of influence arises as an alternative to reducing the appearance of these processes. For this, an integral intervention was developed with educational and assistance elements. The Ranges with Wilcoxon Signs test and the McNemar test were determined to determine changes in the level of knowledge about factors that favor the appearance of acute respiratory processes and their appearance. There was a predominance of older adults of the female sex, with associated comorbidities and high presence of acute respiratory processes in the six months prior to the investigation. It is concluded that the integral intervention applied caused significant changes in the level of knowledge of elderly adults about predisposing factors of the appearance of respiratory processes and their appearance. Therefore, it is recommended to encourage the work of the integral care of the elderly, geriatrizing its management through actions aimed at promoting health, preventing diseases and achieving metabolic control of the diagnosed pathologies.