Objetivo. Determinar la morbimortalidad de los pacientes adultos mayores y menores de 60 años hospitalizados en un hospital general.  Material y Métodos. Estudio descriptivo y retrospectivo de una población de pacientes > 14 años hospitalizados en los servicios de medicina y de la unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales del Hospital NacionalCayetano Heredia, durante el período 2009-2012. La información fue obtenida de la base de datos de losregistros de egresos obtenidos del departamento de Estadística del hospital.resultados. En el período de estudio fueron hospitalizados 8 649 pacientes > 14 años, de los cuales3 744 pacientes (43,29 %) correspondieron a los de ≥ 60 años.La población adulta mayor hospitalizada representó 41,37 % en el año 2009;43,93 % en el año 2010;45,89 % el año 2011y el 41,82 % el año 2012.La estancia hospitalaria media del totald...

Objective: To modify the currently used Sleep Hygiene Index by Mastin et al, in order to use it in the elderly. Material and method: An elderly-adapted version of the Sleep Hygiene Index originally proponed by Mastin et al. was translated, peer-validated and had its internal consistency assessed using Cronbach’s Alpha method.   Results. The aforementioned instrument was translated and modifications for its use in the elderly were performed by six experts, and the instrument was validated for use in the elderly according to an 80% coincidence. A preliminary test for adjusting the scale was performed in 50 subjects who were more than sixty-years old, after signing an informed consent and excluding the illiterate persons, those with moderate or severe cognitive deterioration, and those with sever visual or auditory deficit. The modified instrument obtained a 0.7 value f...

Objetivo: Determinar la velocidad de la marcha en una población adulta mayor en la comunidad de Lima Metropolitana y los factores asociados a una velocidad de la marcha disminuida. Material y métodos: Estudio transversal y descriptivo de una muestra probabilística, polietápica estratificada por conglomerados de las seis zonas distritales de Lima Metropolitana de 246 personas mayores de 60 años, no institucionalizadas. La velocidad de la marcha se calculó con el tiempo requerido para caminar ocho metros de diez en total y se utilizaron los criterios de Fried para determinar fragilidad. Resultados: La velocidad de la marcha promedio fue 0,92 ± 0,24 m/s con una distribución por percentiles entre 0,77 m/s (p25) y 1,06 m/s (p75). Se encontró asociación entre velocidad de la marcha disminuida y una mayor edad (0,95 ± 0,24 m/s, en personas de 60 a 69 años vs. 0,84 ± 0,25 m/s, en ma...

Objetivo: Determinar las actitudes de los docentes y de los estudiantes de pregrado de medicina de una universidad privada de Lima hacia la metodología activa de enseñanza aprendizaje (MAEA). Material y métodos: Investigación no experimental, cuantitativa, descriptiva-comparativa, realizada a 188 estudiantes de cuarto y sétimo año de pregrado de medicina y a 72 docentes. Se utilizó una encuesta utilizando la escala tipo Likert validada mediante juicio de expertos y una confiabilidad de 0,71 por alfa de Combrach. Resultados: Se encontró una actitud positiva hacia la MAEA en 65,2% de los estudiantes y en el 78,5% de los docentes (p<0,001). En comparación con los estudiantes, se encontró una mayor proporción de docentes con actitud positiva hacia la MAEA en todas las dimensiones y los roles de forma significativa (p<0,001). Se encontró asociación entre una mayor actitud p...

Objective: To modify the currently used Sleep Hygiene Index by Mastin et al, in order to use it in the elderly. Material and method: An elderly-adapted version of the Sleep Hygiene Index originally proponed by Mastin et al. was translated, peer-validated and had its internal consistency assessed using Cronbach’s Alpha method.   Results. The aforementioned instrument was translated and modifications for its use in the elderly were performed by six experts, and the instrument was validated for use in the elderly according to an 80% coincidence. A preliminary test for adjusting the scale was performed in 50 subjects who were more than sixty-years old, after signing an informed consent and excluding the illiterate persons, those with moderate or severe cognitive deterioration, and those with sever visual or auditory deficit. The modified instrument obtained a 0.7 value f...

Objetivo. Determinar la morbimortalidad de los pacientes adultos mayores y menores de 60 años hospitalizados en un hospital general.  Material y Métodos. Estudio descriptivo y retrospectivo de una población de pacientes > 14 años hospitalizados en los servicios de medicina y de la unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales del Hospital NacionalCayetano Heredia, durante el período 2009-2012. La información fue obtenida de la base de datos de losregistros de egresos obtenidos del departamento de Estadística del hospital.resultados. En el período de estudio fueron hospitalizados 8 649 pacientes > 14 años, de los cuales3 744 pacientes (43,29 %) correspondieron a los de ≥ 60 años.La población adulta mayor hospitalizada representó 41,37 % en el año 2009;43,93 % en el año 2010;45,89 % el año 2011y el 41,82 % el año 2012.La estancia hospitalaria media del totald...

Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia de casos de úlcera de presión y los factores asociados más importantes para su aparición en pacientes adultos mayores hospitalizados en el servicio de medicina de un hospital general. Material y métodos: Estudio prospectivo, observacional. Se estudiaron a todos los pacientes mayores de 60 años, hospitalizados en el servicio de medicina del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, entre diciembre de 2006 y abril de 2007. Se evaluaron diferentes variables demográficas, clínicas, así como diversos síndromes geriátricos; en dos grupos de pacientes, quienes desarrollaron úlcera de presión y los que no desarrollaron úlcera de presión. Se utilizó chi cuadrado y el análisis multivariado para determinar asociación estadística. Resultados: Se incluyeron 463 adultos mayores, la frecuencia de casos de úlcera de presión fue 11,4%. Las variables que e...

Objective: To find a correlation between the Get-Up-And-Go Test and the Tinetti test. Material and Method: This is a study that assessed the concordance of the aforementioned tools. The population consisted in elderly persons attending the geriatrics outpatient clinic in Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. The sample was taken using the accidental sampling method, and the first 100 patients attending the geriatrics outpatient clinic during March 2005 were included.  Results: Mean age of patients was 75.2 ± 7.46 years, 31% declared they had one or more falls during the last year. The measured correlation between the two tests using Kappa statistics was 0.81 with p<0.001, for a cutoff point for the Get-Up-And-Go test set in 20 seconds. Conclusions: The is a correlation between a complex method, the Tinetti test, and a simple and short method, the Get-Up-And-Go test, which may be u...

Objective: To find a correlation between the Get-Up-And-Go Test and the Tinetti test. Material and Method: This is a study that assessed the concordance of the aforementioned tools. The population consisted in elderly persons attending the geriatrics outpatient clinic in Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. The sample was taken using the accidental sampling method, and the first 100 patients attending the geriatrics outpatient clinic during March 2005 were included.  Results: Mean age of patients was 75.2 ± 7.46 years, 31% declared they had one or more falls during the last year. The measured correlation between the two tests using Kappa statistics was 0.81 with p<0.001, for a cutoff point for the Get-Up-And-Go test set in 20 seconds. Conclusions: The is a correlation between a complex method, the Tinetti test, and a simple and short method, the Get-Up-And-Go test, which may be u...

Introduction: A negative disposition influences the attitudes of health care professionals, since this is often based on erroneous assumptions about the usefulness of chronological age as a functional marker or with respect to elderly persons' ability to contribute to society. Material and Method: This is a study for validating an instrument, the Kogan's attitudes towards older people, and to determine attitudes towards the elderly in primary health care personnel in Tumbes. Results: A language validation was performed, the instrument was assessed by specifically appointed raters, and its reliability was also determined. Finally, the validated survey was administered to primary health care workers in Tumbes Health Direction. A 0,81 concordance coefficient (kappa) between translators and re-translators was found. The validity of the instrument was estimated on the basis of the assessment ...

Introduction: A negative disposition influences the attitudes of health care professionals, since this is often based on erroneous assumptions about the usefulness of chronological age as a functional marker or with respect to elderly persons' ability to contribute to society. Material and Method: This is a study for validating an instrument, the Kogan's attitudes towards older people, and to determine attitudes towards the elderly in primary health care personnel in Tumbes. Results: A language validation was performed, the instrument was assessed by specifically appointed raters, and its reliability was also determined. Finally, the validated survey was administered to primary health care workers in Tumbes Health Direction. A 0,81 concordance coefficient (kappa) between translators and re-translators was found. The validity of the instrument was estimated on the basis of the assessment ...

Objective: To assess the emergency services personnel's attitude towards the elderly in Lima hospitals
 Material and Method: The Kogan's Attitudes towards Older People Scale (KOP), validated by Sampen in Peru, was administered to healthcare workers from the Emergency Departments in three national hospitals in Lima: Cayetano Heredia (HNCH), Arzobispo Loayza (HNAL), and Hipolito Unanue (HNHU). A positive attitude towards the elderly was established if calculated scores in KOP were above 102, and a negative attitude was defined when KOP scores were 102 or lower. Results: Two hundred and thirty five healthcare workers were interviewed. Nearly half of them (45,5%) were physicians, 45,5% were nurses, and 9% were administrative personnel. The mean age of interviewees was 34 years (SD: 7,3) and 50,6% were female. A positive attitude towards the elderly was found in 97,6% of the emergency servi...

Objective: To assess the emergency services personnel's attitude towards the elderly in Lima hospitals
 Material and Method: The Kogan's Attitudes towards Older People Scale (KOP), validated by Sampen in Peru, was administered to healthcare workers from the Emergency Departments in three national hospitals in Lima: Cayetano Heredia (HNCH), Arzobispo Loayza (HNAL), and Hipolito Unanue (HNHU). A positive attitude towards the elderly was established if calculated scores in KOP were above 102, and a negative attitude was defined when KOP scores were 102 or lower. Results: Two hundred and thirty five healthcare workers were interviewed. Nearly half of them (45,5%) were physicians, 45,5% were nurses, and 9% were administrative personnel. The mean age of interviewees was 34 years (SD: 7,3) and 50,6% were female. A positive attitude towards the elderly was found in 97,6% of the emergency servi...