Factores biopsicosociales que influyen en las principales enfermedades mentales del adulto mayor en el ecuador

Abstract

Estudies conducted in Ecuador show that the elderly population that is between the ages of 60 - 65 years suffer from mental disorders due to biological and psychosocial factors, some diseases that occur in this age such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer , Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, renal failure, neurological deterioration and factors associated to physical abuse, abandonment, loneliness, isolation, lack of attention, pain for loved ones, are all these determining factors in producing disorders in the elderly such as: depression, dementia and anxiety; that more frequently prevails in females than in males, taking into account that depression in a study carried out in Cuenca showed that 300 people 65.3% suffer from this pathology of which 35.3% are women and 30% are men. 35.4% have dementia of which 20% are women, 15.4 are men, with respect to anxiety disorder, 14.5% are women, and 10.2% are men. Therefore, it is determined that in our country there is a prevalence of these diseases, caused by biopsychosocial factors, for which programs of the Ministry of Public Health have been developed and implemented, which help to improve the quality of life of these people who suffer from them.