Abstract

ESPIN MELENDEZ, María Cristina; CONSTANTE LASCANO, Johana Estefanía  and  GRANJA ZURITA, Diego Francisco. Public policies for the elderly in times of pandemic by COVID- 19. RCUISRAEL [online]. 2022, vol.9, n.1, pp.179-192.  Epub Apr 10, 2022. ISSN 2631-2786.  https://doi.org/10.35290/rcui.v9n1.2022.530.

Older adults are a priority group protected by the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, and therefore, state actions should be oriented to their protection in order to improve their quality of life. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they were the human group most affected by this virus, so the purpose of this study is to demonstrate the level of State protection of the rights of the elderly in the town of Tisaleo. The methodology applied was quantitative with a descriptive approach and a field research modality, the population was the elderly people of the canton of Tisaleo in the Province of Tungurahua and under a non-probabilistic sampling, 80 elderly adults aged 65 years and older were selected. Among the main results were that 75% had a bad economy during the pandemic, 100% had basic services such as water and electricity, 85% had poor health, 45% suffered from arthritis and arthrosis, most respondents ate 3 times a day, 100% had no leisure activities, among other results. As part of the conclusions it is determined that, during the pandemic, state policies did not significantly benefit the quality of life of the elderly, presenting deficiencies in the public health system, suspension of leisure and participation programs, non-existence of food programs, seeing the actions of the local government aimed at preventing and mitigating the effects of COVID-19.

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