Educative intervention and a ludic program in the elderly adult

Abstract

A study was made about the anxiety level and stress in elderly adults in the downtown in Suscal canton in order to
intervene with an educational and entertaining program to reduce the level of anxiety and stress. It was made up by 72
adults aged from 65 to 90 years old and involving the health center staff to continue developing activities for the benefit of
the population, there were made surveys applied to the involved people based on this study, so it was identified that 90%
of the elderly people in the process of getting order will carry several problems that cause anxiousness and stress in the
elderly adult, 30% was caused by loneliness, 46% due to sicknesses, 11% lack of incomes; stress caused by loneliness a
36%, of the disease 46% 11% lack of income; taking into consideration these statistics, an educational training on healthy
habits in different diseases in different pathologies was programmed, the self-care, fall prevention, and a recreational
workshop with identified learning needs to minimize the torment the adult. It can be concluded that the implementation of
the educational program was effective because the level of satisfaction and knowledge increase in the elderly and it was
attained that the health center staff get involved with the elderly adult club confirmation.