Cultural barriers in older adults with diabetes from Mayan communities

 

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Autores: Medina Fernández, Josue Arturo, Carrillo-Cervantes, Ana, Sifuentes-Leura, Daniel
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2018
Descripción:The elderly mayan people are considered one of most vulnerable populations in Mexico, having barriers that affect their quality of life, these include the economic situation and the bad cultural relations with health team, so in this essay is written on the problems found in this specific population. Deficiency of focused public policies to improve the living conditions of the elderly with diabetes, specifically in indigenous areas, is a problem to be addressed in all the Mexican territory, since it is a country with a wide range of cultures, for this reason is required to create and evaluate different methods that will help to increase the quality of life of seniors, the proposal of health projects that consider the thoughts and cultural aspects of each population, It is also urgent that these programs improve the cultural relations of the population and health professionals. Living with a chronic illness can generate changes in family, social and individual spheres, therefore, it is important to recognize its way of life and apply the transcultural care in the mayan population.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/32826
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/enfermeria/article/view/32826
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Palabra clave:older-adults
quality-of-life
diabetes-mellitus
vulnerable-populations
Adulto-mayor
calidad-de-vida
poblaciones-vulnerables
idosos
qualidade-de-vida
populações-vulneráveis