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Medisur 2021; 19 (5)

Educational intervention on COVID-19 in older adults of the Family Doctor´s Office No. 4. Cumanayagua, 2020

Guerra VD, Gonzáles SV, Bravo PE, Cavadas FR, Benítez CC, Rubio RR

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 741-747
PDF size: 248.91 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: the COVID 19 pandemic causes the death of many people, mainly older adults. Knowing about it is one way to prevent it.
Objective: to describe the results of an educational intervention on COVId 19, in older adults.
Methods: educational intervention carried out in a universe of 230 older adults, from which a sample of 178 dispensed elderly people belonging to the Family Doctor´s Office No. 4 in Cumanayagua was selected. A diagnosis was made to identify the level of knowledge about COVID-19, in which aspects about the disease were investigated, such as: symptoms, prevention measures, transmission routes. They were also asked about compliance with prevention measures. On that basis, an educational intervention was developed.
Results: The 50 % present risk factors; knowledge about symptoms increased from 10.1% before the intervention to 100% after; on transmission routes from 35.9 % to 83.7 % and that of preventive measures from 53.9 % to 91.7 %. They learned to use the mask correctly. The satisfaction of the elderly with the educational actions was high.
Conclusions: after the application of educational actions, there was an increase in knowledge about the disease, which may be favorable for its prevention in this group of elderly.


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