Cuba has one of the fastest aging populations in Latin America and the Caribbean (20.4% of the population aged ≥60 years by 2018) and life expectancy has climbed to nearly 79 years. This demographic shift has prompted a number of initiatives to address the needs of older adults and promote active, healthy longevity. At the community level in Cienfuegos Province, an educational program was implemented designed to foster a more active role in society for older adults and improve their quality of life upon retirement, as well as to reinforce a positive culture of aging. The program ran from June 2010 to June 2018 in the Mental Health Department of the Dr Enrique Barnet Polyclinic in the Santa Isabel de las Lajas Municipality. Twentytwo groups were constituted of 330 older adults who were trained for 10 weeks in techniques of self-awareness, personal growth, development of social skills, use of social support networks, adoption of healthy lifestyles and formulation of retirement plans. Results were assessed for each group one year after program completion and the information summarized. Participants whose defi nitions of “older adult” and “retirement” were rooted in nondiscriminatory concepts increased from 53 to 303 and retirees not incorporated into active social/economic life decreased from 228 to 36. At the outset, only 22% had coping mechanisms to manage their new role as retirees and 9% had a life plan for retirement. One year after fi nishing the program, 318 (96%) reported they were prepared to face this new stage in their lives and 294 (89%) had completed life plans; at the start, 116 (35%) were taking antidepressants and one year later, 103 of them had reduced or eliminated the drugs. The program enriched participants’ culture of aging, as well as relationships with their families and their communities.
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机译：古巴拥有拉丁美洲和加勒比地区最快的老龄化之一，加勒比地区（20.4％左右到2018年≥60岁），预期寿命升至近79年。这种人口转变促使许多倡议解决了老年人的需求，促进了积极，健康的长寿。在Cienfuegos省的社区一级，实施了一个教育计划，旨在培养在老年人社会中的更积极的作用，并在退休后提高他们的生活质量，并加强衰老的积极文化。该计划于2010年6月至2018年6月在Santa Isabel de Las Lajas Municipality的埃莉里克巴特博士博士心理健康部门。 Twentytwo团体由330名老年人组成，培训了10周的自我意识技术，个人成长，社会技能的发展，社会支持网络的使用，采用健康的生活方式和退休计划的制定。在计划完成后一年的每组评估结果以及总结的信息。 “老年人”和“退休”的参与者植根于非歧视性概念，从53到303增加，退休人员未被纳入积极的社会/经济生活的退休人员从228到36减少。首先，只有22％的人才能应对机制管理他们的新角色作为退休人员，9％的退休人员有一个生命计划。在进行计划后一年，318（96％）报告他们准备在其生活中面对这一新阶段，294（89％）完成了生活计划;在开始时，116（35％）正在服用抗抑郁药，一年后，其中103人减少或消除了药物。该计划丰富了参与者的老龄化文化，以及与家人及其社区的关系。
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