Rights of priority care groups in the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute

Authors

  • Marco Fernando Saltos-Salgado Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes, Santo Domingo http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1679-9243
  • Carlos Alfonso Grijalva-Terán Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes, Santo Domingo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35381/racji.v5i3.1131

Keywords:

Aging, right to health, human rights.

Abstract

The following investigation was based on the observation of the violation of the rights of priority care groups in the Hospital of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security in the city of Santo Domingo. From the quantitative perspective and through a field investigation, data was obtained and collected through a questionnaire applied to the users of the service, the elderly and experience through their relatives, for which various questions were elaborated that provide precise answers, with the sole purpose of obtaining necessary and effective information for the investigation, with older adults in the aforementioned Hospital. Bibliographic-documentary research was also used in order to obtain more information. In conclusion, the need to establish priority care channels and human capital channel is established, the result of which is the existence of personnel trained in care of degenerative and catastrophic diseases in the geriatric field.

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Published

2020-12-10

How to Cite

Saltos-Salgado, M. F., & Grijalva-Terán, C. A. (2020). Rights of priority care groups in the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute. IUSTITIA SOCIALIS, 5(3), 551–564. https://doi.org/10.35381/racji.v5i3.1131