Vol. 3 No. 3 (2025): Especial- Octubre- 2025: Revista Multidisciplinaria Investigación Contemporánea
Ciencias de Salud- Artículo original

Asociación entre el estado nutricional, la fragilidad y el maltrato en los adultos mayores, estudio transversal

DOI: 10.58995/redlic.rmic.v3.n3.a152
María Eugenia Chimbay Cajamarca
Maestría en Salud Pública
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Andrés Alexis Ramírez Coronel
Universidad Católica de Cuenca
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Luis Edmundo Estévez Montalvo
Universidad Católica de Cuenca
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Abstract

Background: the aging process has increased older adults' susceptibility to abuse, frailty, and deteriorating nutritional status, factors that affect their well-being and constitute a public health priority. Objective: the objective of this study was to identify the association between nutritional status, frailty, and abuse in older adults in the city of Cuenca, with the aim of contributing to the design of public policies aimed at its prevention. Methodology: a quantitative, cross-sectional, non-experimental, descriptive-correlational study was conducted with a sample of 310 older adults (≥65 years) selected by non-probability sampling. The majority were women (61%), married (53.5%), with secondary education (47.1%), and of middle socioeconomic status (62.3%). A prevalence of abuse was found of 19.7%, with significant differences in women. Conclusion: An association was found between frailty and nutrition, but not with abuse. Further research on this issue is suggested. 

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Published 2025-10-01

Keywords

  • nutricional status,
  • fragility,
  • abuse,
  • elderly person

How to Cite

Chimbay Cajamarca, M. E., Ramírez Coronel , A. A. ., & Estévez Montalvo, L. E. (2025). Asociación entre el estado nutricional, la fragilidad y el maltrato en los adultos mayores, estudio transversal. Contemporary Research, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.58995/redlic.rmic.v3.n3.a152