Attitude of the retired teachers about their aging process
Sara Herrera Leyton, Mercedes Zavala

SUMMARY

  Descriptive and relational study whose purpose was to know the attitude of old people about their aging process. The sample was made up by a group of 72 retired teachers from the conmunity of Talca, Chile 85% of then were females and 15% males. They belonged to the retired teachers association.

  The instrument to collect data was the Tuckman and Lorge’s attitude scale, Lowton’s index to meassure activity of diary life and the percived health scare. This study was based on the model developed by Rosenberg and Hovland. In the process and analizis of data it was used theSPSS PC Program in order to obtein the statistical significance for the study.
Betwen the conclusion, it could be emphasize that the used theorical model allowed to obtain answers to the enquire questions. The attitudes of the retired teachers about this own aging process is neutral and don’t get involved with a specific position.

  In relation to the perceived health women have a better perception about it and finally the study emphasizes that the whole sample are independent in the diary life activities.

  The knowledge obtained is very important for nursing in order to make more effective interventions increase the life quality of this elderly groups.

KEY WORDS

Aging process, attitude, retired teachers.

Vol. 13 nº3-2002