ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE FULFILLMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER ADULTS

Upon reaching the final stage of the family life cycle, the goal is to fulfill developmental tasks and achieve a degree of healthy aging, recognizing that simply reaching a certain age is not synonymous with illness. Furthermore, studies have focused on the predominant life cycle stage during adolescence, a period marked by various family crises that negatively impact family functioning and individual quality of life. Objective: To determine the relationship between the fulfillment of developmental tasks and the quality of life of older adults attending Family Medicine Physician. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study. Setting at Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic of the Hospital Universitario UANL. Mexico. Study population: Older adults of any sex attending Family Medicine Physician. (> 60 years). Results: The study included 149 older adult patients, of whom 50 (33.55%) were male, and 99 (66.44%) were female, with a mean age of 67 and a median of 68.7, ranging from 60 to 94. The WHOQOL-OLD scale was used to assess perceived quality of life. A mean score of 90.83 was obtained, corresponding to a high quality of life in 59.06% An analysis found that 58.46% (n=87) of the older adult population fulfill the developmental tasks corresponding to their stage in the family life cycle. Discussion-Conclusion: A weak negative correlation was identified between the family life cycle and the completion of developmental tasks (rₛ = –0.313, p < 0.05). This indicates that the completion of developmental tasks tends to decrease as the family approaches more advanced stages of its life cycle