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Gladys Bernardita León Montoya https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0578-5030

María Esther Saavedra Chinchayan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6177-9482

Abstract

The investigation; it has to do with the expectation and lifestyle of the Peruvian population; which according to official data has changed in recent years; in 1970, it was 53 years old; in 2004, 70 years old and it is estimated that he will reach 75 years in 2025; that is to say, there would be more adult population; On the other hand, in 2016, a study was carried out on the characterization of the lifestyle of the elderly in the community of Huancas; finding that the lifestyles in the biological and social dimensions are healthy but not in the psychological dimension; reason for which this research was carried out, which had as Objectives: Understand the phenomenon of feeling good about themselves and with the life that older people have and determine the psychological dimension of their lifestyles. Methods: Qualitative research with a phenomenological and quantitative descriptive cross-sectional approach; The population was 25 older adults who met the inclusion criteria and to whom the modified Likert Scale form on lifestyles in its psychological dimension and an in-depth interview were applied. Results: In the phenomenological analysis, the following categories were found: 1) They feel grateful, content, happy and joyful. 2) With mixed feelings between calm & worried and 3) God is the essence of his life. In the quantitative results: 72.00% of older adults have a healthy psychological dimension, compared to 28.00% that is not healthy. Conclusions: the elderly people of the "16 de Octubre" community are "sometimes with mixed feelings, however, God is the beginning and end of their lives"; They also have healthy lifestyles in the psychological dimension.

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Empirical Articles

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Gladys Bernardita León Montoya, & María Esther Saavedra Chinchayan. (2023). PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSION OF LIFESTYLES IN OLDER ADULTS IN PERU: A LOOK FROM THE EXPERIENCES AND CHARACTERIZATION . New Trends in Qualitative Research, 18, e894. https://doi.org/10.36367/ntqr.18.2023.e894
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