Terapias alternativas para el control del estrés, en adultos mayores que asisten al patronato de acción social del Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Municipal de la ciudad de Machachi, cantón Mejía, provincia de Pichincha. Septiembre 2014 – febrero 2015.

Abstract

This work aims at presenting the development and results of the implementation of the project "Alternative Therapies for Stress management in older adults who attend the Board of Social Action Decentralized Autonomous Municipal Government of the city of Machachi, canton Mejia. Pichincha Province. Work that was applied from September 2014 to February 2015, "with 30 seniors, the research was a descriptive transversal study, non-experimental. A survey was conducted and the collection of data and information about stress factors affecting the elderly was performed, obtaining as results the following: general features 73% female and 27% male. Regarding marital status, 40% of seniors are widowed, with higher incidence in women, being widowed or mourning a stressor factor affecting psychological health, another important fact is that 70% of older adults manifest almost always feel alone, another factor that characterizes people suffering from stress. In conclusion 70% of older adults can not sleep easily, this reveals that the elderly has signs and symptoms of stress, and 93% are unaware of the anti-stress therapies. We conclude that alternative therapies helped favorably to benefit their health. Recommending continue these investigations since stress is the problem affecting humanity today.