Meaning of well-being of older institutionalized persons in abandonment situation.

Objective: To understand the meaning of well-being of older persons in situation of abandonment.

Methods: a qualitative phenomenological study, carried out in a nursing home in Tepic, Nayarit, from 2017 to 2019. Intentional sampling with 12 older persons aged 60 and above.

[Adaptation of self-image level and defense mechanisms in elderly patients with complicated stoma].

Objective: Ostomy patients face a number of problems that impact negatively on their personal welfare. The aim of this research is determine the nature and intensity of the relationship between the level of self-concept adaptive mode and the consistent use of coping strategies of older adults with a stoma.

Methodology: Quantitative, correlational and transversal.