Aging and quality of life of elderly people in rural areas

Garbaccio, Juliana Ladeira; Tonaco, Luís Antônio Batista; Estêvão, Wilson Goulart; Barcelos, Bárbara Jacome

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0149

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“…The perceptions of aging reflected in the workshop constituted a combination between representative changes of reality, with distorted visions and related to the jovial stereotype, and this may be one of the reasons that the elderly view beauty in children's portraits (18) , as this study has learned.…”

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“…Chronological age and the visible marks of time seem to be decisive for measuring, establishing beauty, and classifying young and old. The social representation of the elderly is very widespread in western culture, which in no way allows us to renew ideals that facilitate an alternative of beauty, value the experience and even consider the relevance of the elderly to the socialization of the younger people (18) .…”

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“…The pressure that society imposes on the be-auty model can influence all generations, with greater oppression of the elderly population, who must adapt to the new characteristics inherent to aging, without the joviality of the body, which can reinforce an unsatisfactory self-image (18)(19) . In this sense, Freire´s thought contributes to an education aimed at liberating the subject from the dominant moorings in society, to the right to freedom and equality, so that the elderly can develop a conscious critical understanding of their relation with the world (7)(8) , as done in the emancipatory workshops.…”

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“…Adopting these modifications allows us to forget the accumulated experiences; the years lived, adding beauty to life and to the body itself by signaling its existence (18) . The educational practice proposed by Freire supposes that accepting oneself is to develop a conscious critical understanding of their relationship with the world, to become more aware of their context and their condition as a human being (7) .…”

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Dialogues on the body image of the elderly: community empowerment strategy promoting health

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Objective: to understand dialogues on body image with the elderly in Primary Health Care. Methods: action research, developed with 15 elderly participants of a coexistence group. The data were obtained by the techniques of photo-elucidation and emancipatory workshop, later submitted to the Descending Hierarchical Classification using the IRaMuTeQ® software. Paulo Freire's theoretical-analytical framework was followed. Results: aging reflected a combination between the representative changes of reality, with distorted visions and related to the jovial stereotype. Collective actions signaled that the elderly recognized the changes caused by old age, but these did not prevent them from participating in the group independent of their self-esteem, strengthening the process of empowerment. Conclusion: the concern of beauty and appearance as body representations imposed by society was highlighted, even with the natural marks of aging, the elderly feel satisfied with their body image. Descriptors: Aged; Health of the Elderly; Health Promotion.Objetivo: compreender diálogos sobre imagem corporal junto aos idosos na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Métodos: pesquisa-ação, desenvolvida com 15 idosos participantes de um grupo de convivência. Os dados foram obtidos pelas técnicas de foto-elucidação e oficina emancipatória, posteriormente submetidos à Classificação Hierárquica Descendente utilizando o software IRaMuTeQ ® . Seguiu-se o referencial teórico-analítico de Paulo Freire. Resultados: o envelhecimento refletiu uma combinação entre as mudanças representativas da realidade, com visões distorcidas e relacionadas ao estereótipo jovial. As ações coletivas sinalizaram que os idosos reconheceram as modificações causadas pela velhice, mas estas, não impediram de participarem do grupo independente da sua autoestima, fortalecendo o processo de empoderamento. Conclusão: destacou-se a preocupação da beleza e aparência como representações corporais impostas pela sociedade, mesmo com as marcas naturais do envelhecimento, os idosos sentem-se satisfeitos com sua imagem corporal. Descritores: Idoso; Saúde do Idoso; Promoção da Saúde.

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“…In addition, exclusion criteria consisted of being assisted in PHC for less than 12 months, residing in the rural area and having cognitive impairment [defined as a score ≤5 in the 10-point cognitive screener (10-CS)]. These exclusion criteria were chosen because we considered it is important to have been adequately assisted at a PHC center for a certain period of time to assure the collection of reliable information; significant cognitive impairment causes problems on self-reported data; and rural and urban areas have different characteristics, and approximately 85% of elderly adults live in urban areas [16][17][18].…”

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VES-13 Role to Identify Limited Life Expectancy in Older Adults in Primary Care Settings

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Chagas

Santos

et al. 2019

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Background: Population aging is a phenomenon that represents a challenge to the health systems, especially to settings with limited economic resources. In this scenario, it is essential to perform adequate screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches to reduce health vulnerability. To investigate, for the first time, the potential role of Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) to identify older adults with Limited Life Expectancy (LLE) (defined as estimated 10-year mortality risk ≥ 50%) in Primary Health Care (PHC) settings. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in all PHC units in Jatai (Brazil) from July to December 2018. The sample size of 407 elderly individuals was obtained considering an older population (≥60 years old) of 10,853, a 50% prevalence, a 5% margin of error, a 95% confidence level, and 10% of possible losses. Participants answered a questionnaire about sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, including the VES-13 (a tool to identify health vulnerability) and the Suemoto index (an index to estimate 10-year mortality risk for community-dwelling older adults). We tested the association between LLE and VES-13, using multiple logistic regression analysis. In addition, we investigated the discrimination of the VES-13 in identifying individuals with LLE using the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUROC). Results: The mean age was 68.9 ± 6.6yo, and 58% were women. The mean score of VES-13 was 2.0 ± 2.2, the mean score of Suemoto index was 31.5 ± 21.1%, and 17.2% had LLE. The VES-13 was associated with LLE (OR=1.57; p=<0.0001). Moreover, a VES-13 score ≥2 points was able to discriminate LLE (AUROC=0.764 (95%CI=0.078-0.820); sensitivity 81%). Conclusion: VES-13was able to identify older adults with LLE in PHC settings. Thus, the VES-13 could play a role in detecting older adults that would not benefit from screening (e.g., colorectal cancer) and strict control of chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes). However, other longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the role of VES-13 in identifying older adults with LLE, before the VES-13 can be adopted in routine clinical practice decisions in PHC, since we used a prediction model to identify LLE.

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Spirituality and Attitudes Toward Death Among Older Adults in Rural and Urban China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jiang

Luo

et al. 2023

J Relig Health

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The purpose of this study was to investigate spirituality and attitudes toward death among rural and urban elderly. We asked 134 older adults from rural areas and 128 from urban areas to complete a self-administrated questionnaire including the Spiritual Self-assessment Scale and Death Attitude Scale. The fear and anxiety of death, escape acceptance, natural acceptance, approach acceptance, and death avoidance scores of older adults living in rural areas were higher than those living in urban areas. The construction of social infrastructure and medical care should be strengthened in rural areas so as to improve older adults’ attitudes toward death.

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Aging and quality of life of elderly people in rural areas

Abstract: Elderly people in rural areas present good quality of life/health in the cognitive aspect, access to services, goods, habits, but awareness must be constant due to their weakness.

Cited by 53 publications

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Dialogues on the body image of the elderly: community empowerment strategy promoting health

Dialogues on the body image of the elderly: community empowerment strategy promoting health

VES-13 Role to Identify Limited Life Expectancy in Older Adults in Primary Care Settings

Spirituality and Attitudes Toward Death Among Older Adults in Rural and Urban China: A Cross-Sectional Study

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