2015
DOI: 10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v11i1p25-32
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A vivência do luto em viúvas idosas: um estudo clínico-qualitativo

Abstract: Este estudo objetiva compreender os significados da vivência do luto em idosas, pela morte do cônjuge/marido. Trata-se de um estudo clínico-qualitativo, realizado em uma amostra intencional, composta por seis viúvas idosas. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista não estruturada e observação. Após análise de conteúdo foram elencadas as seguintes categorias: 1) luto e saudade; 2) histórico de perdas e resiliência; 3) negação como mecanismo de defesa no luto; 4) luto mediado pela culpa; e 5) depressão co… Show more

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“…The involvement of the woman in mourning, the reasons for the death, the strength and the affective bond, the trust and the conjunction of the particular relationship between the couple are factors for the prediction of how the emotional process will unfold in the person who is the victim of the conjugal loss. These factors can influence directly the way in which the elderly women perceive their health (8,22) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The involvement of the woman in mourning, the reasons for the death, the strength and the affective bond, the trust and the conjunction of the particular relationship between the couple are factors for the prediction of how the emotional process will unfold in the person who is the victim of the conjugal loss. These factors can influence directly the way in which the elderly women perceive their health (8,22) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The situation of loneliness, with the absence of the husband, increases the number of hospitalizations in nursing homes, rest homes and hospitals, with consequent mortality due to illness. In addition, with the loss of the husband, the elderly women may face the isolation and feeling of being alone, not only because of the absence of the husband's support, but because of the mishaps faced as a result of becoming the head of the family, with the responsibilities of managing the house and the family life (22) . With the absence of the husband, the elderly woman often go through a remodeling of the concept related to the gender issues previously perceived, mainly due to the changes suffered in the social attributions after the widowhood, being imposed the need to rethink and reformulate their position, assuming the new reality, with new functions, autonomy and new learning (23) .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…É composto por 26 questões na versão do instrumento em português (Fleck, et al, 1999). Dentre as idosas investigadas, 63,1% são casadas, fato que contraria o contexto epidemiológico, cuja maioria da população idosa feminina é constituída por viúvas (Farinasso, Marques, Rodrigues, & Hass, 2006;Colss, & Schwanke, 2012;Farinasso, & Labate, 2015). Há evidência empírica de que os idosos casados têm melhor qualidade de vida do que os que vivem sozinhos (Covolan, 2009 (Veras, 1994;Alberte, Ruscalleda, & Guariento, 2015).…”
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“…O advento do processo de luto resulta em impactos importantes na vida de quem o vivencia. Esses podem culminar em prejuízos relacionados ao bem-estar, a aspectos psicológicos e, até mesmo, ao desenvolvimento de doenças, como a depressão [25,26].…”
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