Analysis of Activity Systems on a Psychosocial Intervention for Older Adults

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https://doi.org/10.33064/iycuaa2025968070

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Intervention in reminiscences, older adults, industrial memory, activity systems analysis, effectiveness evaluation

Abstract

The development of psychosocial interventions for older adults is a priority, especially in the decade of healthy aging. However, implementing an intervention requires a sustainable design tailored to the population and context in which it will be implemented. Therefore, we present an analytical model that seeks to identify how a reminiscence-based intervention for older adults is assembled, as well as to identify potential improvements for said intervention.

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Author Biographies

José Carlos Palacios-Montoya, Universidad autónoma de Aguascalientes

Doctor in Psychology from the University of Guadalajara (Mexico), Master in Social and Humanistic Research from the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, and Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the same institution. He has worked as a professor in public and private universities in Mexico and has been the Coordinator of the Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the Ibero-American University of Mexico City/Tijuana. He also directed the Martín Baró Chair at Ibero Tijuana and the journal "Research and Practice in Developmental Psychology." His research interests include health care and psychosocial intervention with people with chronic illnesses and older adults. He has several publications in the fields of health psychology, critical psychology, philosophy of psychology, and psychoanalysis. SNI candidate. He is currently conducting a postdoctoral stay at the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes.

Martha Leticia Salazar-Garza, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

Doctor of Psychology, Full-Time Professor at the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, in the Department of Psychology. She has researched and published on the topic of addiction prevention, psychometric instrument construction, and eating behavior, with adolescents, young adults, and adults from the general population, for 12 years. She is a professor with Recognition of the PRODEP Profile and a member of the SNI, level I.

   

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Published

2025-09-30

How to Cite

Palacios-Montoya, J. C., & Salazar-Garza, M. L. (2025). Analysis of Activity Systems on a Psychosocial Intervention for Older Adults. Investigación Y Ciencia De La Universidad Autónoma De Aguascalientes, (96), e8070. https://doi.org/10.33064/iycuaa2025968070

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