Vejez y ser persona vieja: una aproximación al estado del arte de la cuestión

espanolA continuacion se presenta una aproximacion al estado actual de investigaciones relacionadas con la vejez y ser persona vieja. Para lograrlo se reviso sistematicamente un amplio conjunto de referencias para dar cuenta de los aspectos mas destacados, a saber, proposito general, referentes conceptuales, tipos de diseno, tipos de estudio, sujetos participantes, tecnicas de recoleccion de la informacion, resultados, conclusiones y recomendaciones. Posteriormente, se analizo en Colombia, durante los anos 2008-2018, la formacion universitaria existente, es decir, trabajos de grado de pregrado, especializacion, maestria y doctorado y la produccion escrita en libros. Ademas de los eventos academicos realizados durante los anos 2014 – 2018 que permitan dar cuenta del estado actual de los estudios sobre la vejez y ser persona vieja desde una perspectiva interdisciplinaria. EnglishThe following article presents an approach to the current state of research related to old age and being an elderly person. To this end, a broad set of references were systematically reviewed to account for the most outstanding aspects, namely: the general purpose of the study, conceptual references, types of design, types of study, participating subjects, techniques for collecting information, results, conclusions, and recommendations. Subsequently, the existing university education in Colombia for the years 2008-2018 was analyzed: that is, Undergraduate, Specialization, Masters and Doctorate degree programs, as well as and the written production in books. Additionally, the analysis covered the academic events held during the years 2014-2018, which allow to account for the current status of studies on old age and being an elderly person from an interdisciplinary perspective.