| dc.description.abstract | Social participation is the exercise of all the rights of life, through interaction and activities in
groups, centers, or social organizations, with the commitment to achieve common well-being
and improvement. In this case, they are called older adults to those people from 65 years, and
are those who belong to the priority care group, by the passage of certain general and
particular changes that occur at this stage. The study seeks to analyze the social participation
of older adults in the parish of La Asunción, Girón town in 2022 in relation to active aging. The
research is mixed, with a descriptive scope, having a composition of the qualitative and
quantitative method according to the objectives set. For this, a survey was implemented to the
elderly of the parish La Asunción, with sections of social participation and social factors of
active aging. Also, a structured interview is used with Social Work professionals who work in
institutions of care and intervention for older adults, and the director of the University of Older
Adults. In this context, it results, 95.9% do not belong to a social organization where their social
participation is developed. In the part of the qualitative results, the Social Worker intervenes in
relation to his functions of direct and indirect attention, involving social participation and social
factors of active aging. | |
