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Santa Sofia Boyacá has an institution with a work team trained Discussion
in the familiar, personalized treatment of the elderly.
Recognized as the Santa Rosa de Lima geriatric home, it is
composed of a doctor and three nurses who dedicate themselves
exclusively to the care (physical and psychological), attention,
and treatment of 30 elderly adults. This research randomly
selected 9 elderly people who carried out a procedure to analyze
how recreational activities affect their mood during quarantine
time, to establish the attitude of the elderly person when
carrying out recreational activities, and to describe which
factors of concerns are for each elderly person.
At the hand of the in-depth interview with the semi-structured
approach used as the main technique and instruments; field
diary, observation guide, interview guide and videos, five
recreational activities were carried out focusing on determining
how they affect the state of mind during confinement by
developing different sensory and motor skills, such as physical
and mental ability intellectual capacity, visual-manual
coordination and mobility of hands and fingers, cognitive acuity
and attention through the recognition of stimuli, physiological
and functional capacities of the body, concentration, and
attention contributing to creativity and maintenance of manual
dexterity. Along with the guides; observation and interview, a
process was carried out in an organized way for both the
researcher and the subject to be investigated.
The data collected were conceptualized in three categories:
mood during the activity, the opinion of the older adult of the
recreational activities, analysis of the mood by the professional
identity of the psychologist, color coding technique was used to
analyze the indicators where the audios collected from the
interview conducted at the end of each activity were transcribed
to the participant who gave voluntarily his or her opinion of how
he or she had felt during the application of the activities.
Results
Concerning the first specific objective, activities were designed
together with the psychologist to develop and reinforce sensory
and motor skills in the elderly. These were applied during five
weekends where the participation, motivation, and good
development of each skill by the older adult were evident.
During the process of the recreational activities, the attitude of
the older adult was established with a very good disposition,
interpretation, interest, participation, understanding,
motivation, teamwork, concentration, and good mood. Along
with this objective, the factors of concern to the older adult that
affected his or her mood during confinement were described.
It is necessary noted that there are older adults who remember
their past and the problems that their other family members or
illnesses put in their way, there are concerns about family and
friends, about their conditions of not being able to walk when
they did walk in their youth, and financial problems. However,
there are two older adults who no longer have any worries, they
dedicate time to themselves and to understand and apply the
new customs of the world around them, thus generating a
calmer and more bearable life.
The perception of the older adults towards the recreational
activities was positive, all expressed gratitude for the activities
carried out, due to their interest and participation the
corresponding capacities and abilities were strengthened. The
psychologist's observation of the recreational activities
determined the state of mind of each elderly person.
Once the process of development and application of the research
workshops was completed and the objectives were met, it was
determined that the recreational activities positively affected
them during the time of quarantine, allowing them to seek new
incentives to look at and understand their state and world
around them, to have a better old age.
The present investigation contributes to the valuation and
importance of a group of people who at the present are far from
their own families due to the new norms to prevent to get sick of
SARS-CoV-2. It promotes the development of similar
investigations on other important subjects of the behavior that
affect the older adults, it derives in the necessity that plans of
action are developed; recreational activities towards the older
adult who are necessary for the scope of the health and the social
thing. Also, it favors the change in the perception of life in recent
decades by attributing geriatric institutions as a space that
allows them to rest and feel that the most important thing in
their lives is to be happy and satisfied with the achievements
made during their years of life and especially with the family
around them.
Conclusions
In the case analysis, we can analyze that several factors of
concern influence the quality of life and the psychological
well-being of the elderly. However, with the intervention of
recreational activities, their mood is positively influenced so
that they forget about those problems and have a better version
for their old age.
It was evident that the older adult with each recreational activity
was oriented and developed in a favorable way the motor and
sensory skills establishing that the attitude of the older adult
was of interest towards each activity performed by their
disposition and participation that prevailed and interacted with
their environment.
It was determined that the recreational activities did positively
affect the older adult's mood during the quarantine period,
allowing them to seek new incentives to look at and understand
their state and world around them, to have a better old age.
Acknowledgments
First of all, I want to thank God for allowing me to carry out this
process, my parents and brother who have been my support and
motivation to continue my dreams and reach the end of high
school. I thank Professor Deissy for being our director and
instructor of our projects, for her patience and understanding,
for giving us her time to solve problems and doubts. I am
grateful to the elderly at the Santa Rosa de Lima geriatric home
institution for its time, affection, and a good attitude, to the
collaboration of the nurses and professional help from the
psychologist Katerine.
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