The physical therapeutic activity for the attention individualized of the older adult

Abstract

The work addresses the problem of individualized attention of the elderly in the Physical Culture class. From a bibliographic study carried out and a recurrent diagnosis, shortcomings of physical-therapeutic alternatives for the individualized attention of the older adult were identified, which allow orientation to the teachers of Physical Culture. During the course of the investigation and in order to comply with the scientific tasks, a set of scientific methods were selected and applied, among which are the theoretical level: the historical-logical, inductive-deductive and the analysis-synthesis, while the Mathematical statistics: the descriptive statistics and, in turn, the empirical level: the participant scientific observation, the document review, the in-depth interview, the survey and the triangulation of techniques. The latter allowed to know the relevance of the proposal, where the opinions of specialists and a group of experienced professors were valued. A pilot study was carried out in the circle of grandparents chosen as sample where it works partially in practice, giving rise to that it can be generalized in all circles of grandparents of the municipality and the province of Holguín. By triangulating the different methods and techniques used, it can be concluded that the exercises presented are relevant and work in social practice.