Efecto de la motivación conductual en el nivel de adaptación del modo autoconcepto del adulto mayor con hipertensión

Abstract

Introduction. In aging, there are changes that impact on the self-concept of people 60 and over. Therefore, the objective of the research was to determine the effectiveness of behavioral motivation as a nursing strategy to modify the level of adaptation of self-concept in the elderly with Hypertension (AHT). Design and methodology. Quantitative, pre-experimental, longitudinal, with a sample of 29 older adults from Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico, who were given the instrument Viveros 03. For the hypothesis test, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro -Wilk statistics were used. Results. The 93.1% are women average age of 60 to 75 years, 89.7% do not have schooling, 37.9% have between 6 and 8 years of suffering hypertension. Prior to the intervention, 86.2% presented compensatory adaptation level, later a 72.4% integrated adaptive level. The level of statistical significance was P-value 0.000. Discussion. It agrees with Sarabia on the importance of improving health performances in self -esteem and motivations, accompanied by behaviors that can allow and facilitate the adaptation to their body image of the elderly. Conclusions.The effect of the behavioral motivation allows to modify the level of adaptation of the self -concept in the older adult with hypertension. Key Words: Elderly, Behavioral Motivation, Self-Concept, Adaptation Level