Satisfaction in the provision of health services in older adults, Colombia 2018

Authors

  • Maria Eucaris Henao- Villa Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Medellin, Colombia.
  • Jairo Cardona -Jiménez Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Medellin, Colombia.
  • María Mercedes Villamil-Gallego Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Medellin, Colombia.
  • Ángela Quintero-Echeverri Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Medellin, Colombia.
  • Carlos Robledo FUNDACOL.

Keywords:

health, elder, greybeard, perception,, attention, public policies

Abstract

The term active aging is relatively new and very little known, although much has been said about this in recent times. The objective of this work to review the literature on health care for the elderly. The method used a narrative review through an exploration of exploration of scientific articles in the databases: Science direct, Pubmed and Scielo. In the results it was found that in several articles the elderly were not satisfied with the care they received in health. In conclusion, as reported by older people, there is a large gap between what is said in public policies on aging and what is actually being done in the provision of services. Regarding the perception that older adults have of their health in Antioquia, there is a very high percentage that believes that health care is not adequate

 

Author Biographies

  • Maria Eucaris Henao- Villa, Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Medellin, Colombia.

     Docente, investigador. Grupo de Investigación en Salud del Adulto Mayor Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

  • Jairo Cardona -Jiménez, Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Medellin, Colombia.

    Docente- investigador. Grupo de Investigación en Salud del Adulto Mayor Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

  • María Mercedes Villamil-Gallego, Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Medellin, Colombia.

    Docente, investigador. Grupo de Investigación en Salud del Adulto Mayor Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

  • Ángela Quintero-Echeverri, Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Medellin, Colombia.

    Docente, investigador. Grupo de Investigación en Salud del Adulto Mayor Corporación Universitaria Remington, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

Published

2020-05-11

Issue

Section

Artículos de revisión

How to Cite

Satisfaction in the provision of health services in older adults, Colombia 2018. (2020). Revista Venezolana de Salud Pública, 8(1), 65-75. https://revistas2.uclave.org/index.php/rvsp/article/view/2879