Surviving by the grace of god: perception of the older adult

Abstract

Objective: To know the perception that the older adult has about his old age, in a nursing home of the city of Popayán. Materials and methods: The study presented a qualitative approach of type phenomenological; the method of the observation was used, developed in 300 hours. There were realized 25 open interviews recorded in audio and written in field diaries and we worked with 8 older adults with an average age of 75 years±6.34. Results: There were demonstrated two categories after to the thematic analysis and interpretation of the interviews: A) God my support and foundation to live. B) The economic dependence: a limitation for the personal and social development. Conclusion: It was possible to demonstrate that the older adults increase his religious beliefs and attribute to God the fact of having a home and food. In the same way, it was concluded that the older adults believe themselves persons dependent and unable to work, because with the oldness, his health deteriorates and this it has negative implications in his