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Background: Intrinsic capacity (IC) is defined as "all the physical and mental attributes possessed by the older person." This concept has gained momentum in recent years because it provides insights into the changes in the functional capacity of individuals during their life. This study examined common factors associated with IC decline among older adults in Mexico and Colombia. Methods: This cross-sectional, correlational study included 348 community-dwelling older adults. Sociodemographic, clinical, and family conditions were assessed as possible associated factors, and IC was analyzed across five domains: cognitive, locomotor, psychological, vitality (malnutrition through deficiency and excess), and sensory (visual and auditory). Parametric and non-parametric statistical analyses were performed. Results: The common factors associated with impairment according to domain were family dysfunctionality (cognitive domain); myocardial infarction, family dysfunctionality, age >80 years, home occupation, and not having a partner (locomotor domain); dysfunctional family and risk of falls (psychological domain); age >80 years and not having a partner (malnutrition by deficiency domain); age 60-79 years, walking <7,500 steps/day, and peripheral vascular disease (malnutrition by excess domain); risk of falling and being female (visual sensory domain); risk of falling (auditory sensory domain); and dysfunctional family and risk of falling (total intrinsic capacity). Conclusion: Both populations had common sociodemographic, clinical, and familial factors that directly affected total IC stocks and their domains.
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INTRODUCTION: One of the greatest challenges that health professionals face is providing humanized care, especially when technological advancements contribute to the depersonalization of care delivery. In this sense, nursing care not only requires the nurse to be scientific, academic, and clinical but also a humanitarian and moral agent, as a partner in human transactions. METHOD: Quantitative, descriptive, and transversal study. In a nonprobabilistic sampling for convenience, in 150 surgical patients, with more than 3 days of hospital stay, the instrument "Perception of Behaviors of Humanized Nursing Care" was used (third version). The study adhered to the legal and ethical research guidelines in Mexico. RESULTS: According to the general objective of the study, the findings determined were that 67% of the participants perceived humanized nursing care as favorable. CONCLUSION: More than half of the patients always perceived behaviors of humanized care, provided by nurses, during their hospitalization in surgical services.
