Envejecimiento activo y sus efectos en la calidad de vida.

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to identify the effects of active aging on the quality of life of the elderly, this population being one of the main sources of concern due to the rise in the population tables at a global level, the authorities and inhabitants in general are not prepared to avoid or prevent unhealthy aging. Therefore, active aging is essential to promote quality of life as you age, reducing the negative effects of aging. The methodology that was implemented for the selection of the articles was a search strategy in the databases of Google Scholar, Scielo, Redalyc, Elsevier and PubMed, it was characterized by a Qualitative type approach due to the analysis and determination of results through of literary data. The main findings that resulted from the investigation were that the quality of life of an elderly person is the result of the mixture of different variables, among the main ones are the sociodemographic factors, in turn, determinants were specified at different levels of interpersonal and environmental life, and, finally, the analysis of two scales whose objective in the professional field was to measure and study the quality of life in this population. Active, healthy and optimal aging allows people to reach their adequate potential in terms of physical, social and mental well-being throughout their lives and therefore to participate in society.