2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-07072011000100017
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Um certo jeito de ser velho: representações sociais da velhice por familiares de idosos

Abstract: Os objetivos foram conhecer as representações sociais da velhice por familiares de idosos hospitalizados e discutir suas implicações para o cuidado ao idoso pela família no domicílio. O referencial foi a Teoria das Representações Sociais. Os sujeitos foram 22 familiares de clientes hospitalizados em instituição de longa permanência. A técnica de produção de dados foi a entrevista semi-estruturada. Aplicou-se a análise de conteúdo temática, através da qual se organizaram categorias sobre o que é a velhice e ser… Show more

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“…Although some changes are inherent in the aging process, such as the presence of gray hair, wrinkles, and reduced capacity for heavy work, it cannot be said that these are dictated exclusively by the aging process, since they are defined genetically or by the environment, which reaffirms the uniqueness of the aging process (12) . In both developed countries and in Brazil, the term "old" is no longer adequate for naming these people and their new way of life.…”
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“…Although some changes are inherent in the aging process, such as the presence of gray hair, wrinkles, and reduced capacity for heavy work, it cannot be said that these are dictated exclusively by the aging process, since they are defined genetically or by the environment, which reaffirms the uniqueness of the aging process (12) . In both developed countries and in Brazil, the term "old" is no longer adequate for naming these people and their new way of life.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, even in unfavorable situations such as illness, the elderly seek strategies of coping and adapting in order to align their perception of aging with their experiences (15) . Successful aging is defined as a state in which the individual is able to make good use of the psychological and social potentials to compensate for physiological limitations and achieve a quality of personal life satisfaction, even in the context of diseases and disabilities (12) . Therefore, the concept of well-being and health manifested by the elderly of the five ethnic groups of this research reveal similarities to the study that investigated characteristics of a successful aging (15) in which the presence of disease did not limit the quality of life.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…After all, 15 all stages of life involve losses and gains, and how one experiences the moment makes all the difference.…”
Section: Don't Consider Myself To Be Old For Absolutely Nothing Bementioning
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“…Otra idea que aparece casi de manera constante es la identificación de la vejez con la enfermedad. Muchos de estos estudios están hechos mediante entrevistas a familiares de personas mayores institucionalizados, lo que podría influir en la imagen que presentan de la vejez (Cancelo da Cruz & de Assunção Ferreira, 2011). En otro estudio estas representaciones de manera ambivalente coexisten con la idea de mayor experiencia y sabiduría.…”
Section: Acerca De La Salud Derecho a La Salud Y Necesidades En Saludunclassified