Quem falou que idosa só fica em casa? [Who said the elderly only stay at home?]
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https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2014.4913Keywords:
Envelhecimento, Idoso, Participação social, Enfermagem [Aging, older adults, social participation, nursing] [Envejecimiento, anciano, participación social, enfermería]Abstract
O Brasil envelhece e sua população traz consigo não apenas demandas especiais de serviços públicos e de investimentos,mas modificações nas formas de olhar a vida, nos relacionamentos entre as pessoas e a cultura. Este estudo teve oobjetivo de compreender o significado de participação social para os idosos que frequentam um centro de convivência. É umestudo de caso qualitativo, desenvolvido em um centro de convivência para idosos, no ano de 2012, na cidade de São Paulo.Foram entrevistadas nove idosas. As narrativas foram trabalhadas à luz dos eixos temáticos: significado de ser idoso; morar nobairro; participação no centro de convivência; dificuldades de participação; e participação social. Grande parte das entrevistadasnão se sente idosa e todas participam de diversas atividades. O idoso atual está conquistando seu espaço na sociedade demaneira diferente, garantindo seus desejos e superando o comprometimento da capacidade funcional das mais diversas formas.
ABSTRACT
Brazil is aging and its population embodies not only special demands for public services and investments, but changesin ways of looking at life, in relationships between people and culture. This qualitative case study sought to understand themeaning of social participation to older adults who attend a community center. Nine elderly women who frequent a communitycenter for the elderly in the city of São Paulo were interviewed in 2012. Their narratives were analyzed in view of the themes: themeaning of being old; living in the neighborhood; participation in the community center; difficulties in participation; and socialparticipation. Most of the women did not feel old and all participated in several activities. Today’s older adults are securing theirplace in society in a different manner, realizing their wishes and overcoming impaired functional capacity in all manner of ways.
RESUMEN
El Brasil envejece y su población trae consigo no solo demandas especiales de servicios públicos y de inversión, perocambios en las formas de ver la vida, en las relaciones interpersonales y la cultura. El objetivo fue comprender el significado dela participación social para ancianos que frecuentan un centro de convivencia. Estudio cualitativo, desarrollado en un centrode convivencia para ancianos en la ciudad de São Paulo-Brasil, en 2012. Fueron entrevistadas nueve ancianas. Los relatosfueron elaborados a la luz de ejes en los temas: el significado de ser anciano; vivir en el barrio; la participación en el centro deconvivencia; dificultades de participación; y participación social. Gran parte de las entrevistadas no se siente anciana y todasparticipan en diversas actividades. El anciano está conquistando su espacio en la sociedad de manera diferente, asegurando susdeseos y superando el deterioro de la capacidad funcional de diversas formas.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2014.4913
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