Promoción del autocuidado y la socialización para un envejecimiento saludable en hombres adultos mayores de residencias de día de la Ciudad de México

Bibliographic Data

ID24147449
AuthorsRodrigo Tepox Bruno (0000-0003-3897-8357), Sandra Treviño-Siller (0000-0001-7427-5558), Carlos López-Gatell Ramírez (0009-0008-7480-5481), Juan Manuel Garcia-Gonzalez (0000-0001-5738-1893)
Year2026
Publication date2026-09-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePoblación y Salud en Mesoamérica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1659-0201 • E-ISSN: 1659-0201
PublisherUniversidad de Costa Rica (PUBLISHER • CR)
DOI10.15517/p03qhg30
OpenAlexW7214013930
LanguageES
References cited17

Introduction: Aging is a process characterized by biological and psychological changes, including social and cultural factors, such as gender. Self-care and socialization skills are essential for the experience of healthy aging and are often poorly developed by older men. Therefore, the objective of this study was to promote self-care and socialization skills in older men in adult day care in Mexico City. Methodology: A mixed, descriptive, quasi-experimental study was conducted without a control group. Through an initial diagnosis using semi-structured interviews, an educational initiative a 10-session was designed and implemented with older man from two adult day care and evaluated through focus groups and the WHOQOL BREF questionnaire. Results: The sample consisted of 8 men aged 82 ± 10 years, with variations according to their place of residence, marital status, and age group. No statistically significant difference (p>0.05) was identified between the PRE and POST evaluation, but focus groups revealed the development of self-care skills for maintaining psychological health and improved perception of the participants’ immediate environment. Conclusions: This educational initiative had positive results in promoting self-care and socialization skills in older men attending this adult day care.

Elderly people · Focus group · Marital status · Older people · Perception · Socialization · Aging, Health, and Disability · History, Culture, and Society · Nursing care and research