Al final del otoño: Capacidad de resiliencia en el adulto mayor, después del Abandono.

Abstract

The recent boom on the investigations of resilience in the long-lived, confirms the importance of this construct as a protective factor for mental and physical health. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the resilience capacity after abandonment in older adults belonging to the geriatric home Los Guerreros de Jehová in the city of Bogotá, through a qualitative approach that allows the acquisition of strengths and acceptance in the last stage of the life cycle. The research has a phenomenological and descriptive-narrative type with a cross-sectional scope. The unit of analysis consists of knowing the resilience of the older adult after abandonment, for this purpose the following population was used: three older adults institutionalized in the gerontological home, three caring nurses for the older adult and the institution's directive. The sample was taken by convenience, this in turn, was between 60 and 80 years of age. The data collection techniques that were implemented consisted of life history, semi-structured interview and group interview.