Quality of the social care in old men living alone under home care

Abstract

Introduction: The quality of geriatric care inCuba constitutes an inevitable reality. Objective: To evaluate the quality of health social care in geriatric patients living under home care. Method: A qualitative investigation that included 4 838 old men, controlled by the departments of Social Work of Santiago de Cuba municipality was carried out from January to December, 2015, for which a sample through two-stage conglomerate constituted by 387 aged persons was made. The Cuban National School of Public Health methodology was used to evaluate the dimensions: structure, procedure and results. Results: The indicator human resources and materials resulted inadequate. Making the social history and the administrative registrations were appropriate. Conclusions: The quality of the social care in elderly living alone under home care was inadequate in the components structure, procedure and results.

Keywords

• anciano solo
• atención domiciliaria del anciano
• calidad en salud del adulto mayor.