Factores medioambientales que influyen en las infecciones respiratorias de adultos mayores
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2020
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Carrera de Tecnología Médica
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La salud ambiental está relacionada con diferentes factores: físicos, químicos y biológicos, por ello se puede determinar como el medio en el que vivimos y sus condiciones afectan a la salud provocando infecciones en nuestro organismo en especial las respiratorias. El objetivo de esta investigación es determinar el tipo de factores medioambientales que influyen en las infecciones respiratorias de los adultos mayores en el Centro de rehabilitación integral para personas con discapacidad del Cantón Pedro Carbo. A través de un estudio descriptivo no experimental, se utilizó la técnica de observación directa y por medio de la encuesta se pudo comprobar que la infección respiratoria más frecuente es el resfriado común con un 87% y el principal factor medioambiental que afecta a la población fue el polvo con 50.63% debido a calles sin asfalto y humo de leña. Por tal motivo se recomienda guía de prevención de infecciones respiratorias, que ayudará a mejorar la calidad de vida del paciente y su entorno.
Environmental health is related to different factors: physical, chemical and biological, therefore it can be determined how the environment in which we live, and its conditions affect health, causing infections in our body, especially respiratory infections. The objective of this research is to determine the type of environmental factors that influence respiratory infections in older adults at the Pedro Carbo Canton Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center for People with Disabilities. Through a nonexperimental descriptive study, the direct observation technique was used and through the survey it was found that the most frequent respiratory infection is the common cold with 87% and the main environmental factor affecting the population was the dust with 50.63% due to streets without asphalt and wood smoke. For this reason, a guide for the prevention of respiratory infections is recommended, which will help improve the quality of life of the patient and his environment.
Environmental health is related to different factors: physical, chemical and biological, therefore it can be determined how the environment in which we live, and its conditions affect health, causing infections in our body, especially respiratory infections. The objective of this research is to determine the type of environmental factors that influence respiratory infections in older adults at the Pedro Carbo Canton Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center for People with Disabilities. Through a nonexperimental descriptive study, the direct observation technique was used and through the survey it was found that the most frequent respiratory infection is the common cold with 87% and the main environmental factor affecting the population was the dust with 50.63% due to streets without asphalt and wood smoke. For this reason, a guide for the prevention of respiratory infections is recommended, which will help improve the quality of life of the patient and his environment.
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Anciano, Infecciones del sistema respiratorio, Salud ambiental, Ambiente, Medicina preventiva, Centro de Rehabilitación Integral, Cantón Pedro Carbo, Ecuador