Publication: Estudio de la praxis profesional del terapeuta ocupacional en los centros de atención a personas mayores
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2013-09-12
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El envejecimiento de la población es un fenómeno sociodemográfico de incuestionable repercursión sanitaria, social y económica. El número de personas mayores de 60 años se ha incrementado en todo el mundo en comparación con otros grupos de edad. España es uno de los países que mayor índice de envejecimiento presenta en la actualidad y esta tendencia va a continuar en aumento en los próximos años.
La terapia ocupacional es una profesión sociosanitaria de indudable valor en la intervención con personas mayores, y por tanto, en la actualidad es de gran relevancia en la intervención con este colectivo. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es examinar el rol del terapeuta ocupacional en el ámbito de atención sociosanitaria a las personas mayores en España. Para lograr este objetivo se ha utilizado un cuestionario cumplimentado por 139 terapeutas ocupacionales trabajadores de centros sociosanitarios dirigidos a este sector de la población.
Los resultados obtenidos en el presente estudio indican que la labor principal del terapeuta ocupacional en los centros de día y las residencias se centra en mejorar la ejecución de las actividades de la vida diaria de las personas mayores.
The aging of the population is a socio-demographic issue with direct social, economic and sanitary consequences. The number of people over 60 years old has increased all over the world in comparison with other age groups. Spain is one of the countries with higher aging index nowadays, and that tendency is going to be continue during the next years. Occupational therapy is a social sanitary career of unquestionable value in the interaction with elderly people, and, therefore, it’s of greatest importance in dealing with this collective at the present. The main goal of this essay is to examine the role of the occupational therapist within the context of the elderly care in Spain. Towards this goal, we report the results of a questionnaire completed by 139 workers occupational therapists working with this population sector. The results that we have got from this analysis show than the main work of the occupational therapist in day centers and nursing homes is mainly focussed in improving the implementation of the activities of daily living of the elderly people.
The aging of the population is a socio-demographic issue with direct social, economic and sanitary consequences. The number of people over 60 years old has increased all over the world in comparison with other age groups. Spain is one of the countries with higher aging index nowadays, and that tendency is going to be continue during the next years. Occupational therapy is a social sanitary career of unquestionable value in the interaction with elderly people, and, therefore, it’s of greatest importance in dealing with this collective at the present. The main goal of this essay is to examine the role of the occupational therapist within the context of the elderly care in Spain. Towards this goal, we report the results of a questionnaire completed by 139 workers occupational therapists working with this population sector. The results that we have got from this analysis show than the main work of the occupational therapist in day centers and nursing homes is mainly focussed in improving the implementation of the activities of daily living of the elderly people.