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Consecuencias psicosociales que genera el abandono familiar del adulto mayor
(2024) Valencia Navarrete, Harold Steban; Ospina Nieto, Yovany
The abandonment of the elderly in the San Miguel geriatric and elderly hospital in the city of Cali, is a latent problem that affects the well-being of adults, as the main objective of the research is to know the main psychosocial consequences generated by family abandonment to three older adults. The work is approached from three theoretical perspectives, in 1 human development is addressed through Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, this is related to the social representations that Moscovici speaks in his theory and how it affects the well-being of adults. It ends with the emotional factors of Bowlby's attachment theory. The qualitative methodology is used to understand meanings, experiences and perspectives of the participants in detail, it is approached from semi-structured interviews and life stories to understand everything that happened before and after arriving at the institution. The results found in the present investigation show that the abandonment of the elderly has a negative impact on the emotional and social health of adults, these findings highlight the importance of strengthening family networks and promoting an effective and safe environment for the quality of life of adults.