Barriers and opportunities in the neuropsychological evaluation of the older Mayan adult

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  • Angel Romeo Solval Mis Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46780/cunzac.v6i1.87

Keywords:

evaluation, maya, instruments

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to determine the barriers and opportunities that professionals have for the neuropsychological evaluation of the Maya K'iche elderly. METHOD: cross-sectional exploratory study with 14 professionals who provide care to the Maya K’iche geriatric population in 3 munipalities of the Departament of Quetzaltenango. RESULTS: the most important barrier that both mental health professionals and medical and nursing staff have is that they do not have or do not handle pertinent instruments in language (71% of the participants) and the opportunity in the evaluation is the participation of the family. (57% say that the family is of vital importance), the support of NGOs was also found to represent an opportunity (100%) CONCLUSION: the neuropsychological evaluation of Mayan older adults is difficult to access because professionals do not handle the language (71%%) and also there are no tools adapted or translated for the Mayan population (78%).

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Author Biography

Angel Romeo Solval Mis, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

El licenciado Angel Romeo Solval Mis es estudiante de maestría en Neurociencia con énfasis en Neurocognición del centro universitario de Zacapa, es docente de la carrera de psicología en el Departamento de Quetzaltenango. Se ha dedicado a prestar servicios psicológicos en contextos rurales e indígenas del Suroccidente del país. 

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https://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1132-05592007000200005

Published

2023-05-15

How to Cite

Solval Mis, A. R. (2023). Barriers and opportunities in the neuropsychological evaluation of the older Mayan adult . Revista Académica CUNZAC, 6(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.46780/cunzac.v6i1.87

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