“Hygge” program to reduce the feeling of loneliness in elderly residents of the “San Pedro” Mixed Residential Care Center for the Elderly

Authors

  • Luz Marina Llamosas Medina Private University of Tacna
  • Mádelyd Rossana Díaz Arangoitia Private University of Tacna
  • Yefer Andrés Torres Gonzales Private University of Tacna
  • Heidy Rocio Castaño Arcila Private University of Tacna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47796/ves.v12i02.871

Keywords:

Elderly, psychoeducation, feeling of loneliness, loneliness

Abstract

The general objective of the present work was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the "Hygge" program to reduce the feeling of loneliness in elderly residents of the Centro de Atención Residencial Mixto del Adulto Mayor “San Pedro”(CARMAMSP), the program was applied to a final total sample of seven elderly adults over sixty years of age; chosen according to their level of consciousness, which was a necessary characteristic for being a work that required understanding psychoeducational aspects.

This is an applied type of research, the design corresponds to the pre-experimental with pre-test and post-test, and according to the methodological approach it is a quantitative type of research. Regarding the work methodology, the program had a total of nine psychoeducational sessions applied to the population in a group manner; these were carried out twice a week during the months of October and November of the year 2023.

It was concluded that the "Hygge" program to reduce loneliness in elderly residents of the "San Pedro" Mixed Residential Care Center for the Elderly is effective, the results show that there was a decrease in the feeling of loneliness from 75% to 13%.

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Author Biographies

Luz Marina Llamosas Medina, Private University of Tacna

  Ninth cycle student of the Professional Psychology Course at the Private University of Tacna

Mádelyd Rossana Díaz Arangoitia , Private University of Tacna

Ninth cycle student of the professional career of Psychology at the Private University of Tacna

Yefer Andrés Torres Gonzales, Private University of Tacna

Master in Psychopedagogy from the Private University of Tacna. Psychologist from the San Agustín University of Arequipa. University professor at UPT, Faculty of FAEDCOH

Heidy Rocio Castaño Arcila, Private University of Tacna

  Ninth cycle student of the professional career of Psychology at the Private University of Tacna

Published

2023-12-29

How to Cite

Llamosas Medina, L. M., Díaz Arangoitia , M. R., Torres Gonzales, Y. A., & Castaño Arcila, H. R. (2023). “Hygge” program to reduce the feeling of loneliness in elderly residents of the “San Pedro” Mixed Residential Care Center for the Elderly. REVISTA VERITAS ET SCIENTIA - UPT, 12(02). https://doi.org/10.47796/ves.v12i02.871