Self-concept level in the Senior Adult of the Gerontological Center of Tula de Allende, Hidalgo

Abstract

Introduction: Self-concept is defined as a set of elements that a person uses to describe himself. The Objective was: To evaluate the level of self-concept in the elderly in the gerontological center of Tula de Allende, Hidalgo. Methodology: descriptive quantitative study, n = 40 older adults, with the ages of 72 and 78 years, in the Gerontological Center of Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, in a period of January-February 2019, applying the instrument called Level of Adaptation in the Self-concept mode, with reliability of (KR-20 = 0.88), in addition to a sociodemographic data questionnaire, informed consent was signed. As a result: 82.5% were female, 62.5% had primary schooling and 5% secondary school, 70% were Catholic, 25% Christian and 5% non-believer, 82.5% were engaged in the home, 15% in the countryside, 2.5% merchants, 42.5% were married, 5% free union and 52.5% widowed. 62.5% of the older adults surveyed were at the level of integrated self-concept, 32.5% in compensatory, and 5% in engaged. Discussion: Medina Fernandez (2017) reports 60% integrated, 68% compensatory, its results in a population of 50 individuals. Conclusions: the level of self-concept of the elderly is integrated.