La gestión emocional de los adultos mayores

Un estudio de Caso

Abstract

Active aging requires an adequate deployment of the physical, cognitive, affective and social capacities of the elderly to achieve it. The influence of the emotional dimension determines, in part, the success of interventions whit this group, therefore, emotional competences are important in intervention with independent older adults. This research presents a study that investigates emotions and emotional management, as well as ther influence on the daily life of older adults living in a residence. To this end, a descriptive cross-selectional case study was developed. The data collection technique was the ad hoc questionnaire and the study subjects were 19 older adults living in the Barber Residence in Toledo (Spain).