Keywords
quality of life
health of the elderly
oral health
vulnerable populations
health services for old people
How to Cite
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the perception of older adults on their quality of life, relating it to your general and oral health, from the speech of its primary actors. Materials and methods: qualitative ethnographic study, 13 focus groups (fg) were performed in adults ≥ 65 years attending the ese Metrosalud (Medellin). gf verbatim transcript and content analysis was performed according to categories, identifying points of agreement, dissent and trends in the data. Results: were found and analyzed five categories: self-perceived health and factors affecting health status; quality of life, quality of life, health and quality of life related to oral health; family and social support; healthy aging; and access to health services. Conclusion: The perception of quality of life is crucial for assessing the determinants of general and oral health in the older population aspect.
Copyright notice
The Journal Management and Health Policies is registered under the Creative Commons Recognition 4.0 International license. Therefore, this work can be reproduced, distributed and publicly communicated in digital format, provided that the name of the authors and the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana are recognized. It is allowed to quote, adapt, transform, autoarchive, republish and create from the material, for any purpose (including commercial), provided that authorship is properly acknowledged, a link to the original work is provided and if changes have been mad. The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana does not retain the rights over published works and the contents are the exclusive responsibility of the authors, who preserve their moral, intellectual, privacy and publicity rights.
The endorsement of the intervention of the work (revision, style correction, translation, layout) and its subsequent disclosure is granted through a license to use and not through a transfer of rights, which means that the journal and the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana disclaims any liability that may arise from ethical misconduct on the part of the authors. As a result of the protection provided by the license for use, the journal is not obliged to publish retractions or modify the information already published, unless the erratum arises from the process of editorial management. The publication of contents in this magazine does not represent royalties for taxpayers.