Old age from the perspective of elderly individuals of different nationalities
Open Access
- 1 March 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem
- Vol. 24 (1), 128-137
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-07072015002170013
Abstract
The study aimed to understand how elderly from several nationalities who reside in Brazil conceive the old age and experience the aging process. It was used the Symbolic Interactionism and the Grounded Theory as a theoretical and methodological strategy. The informants were 33 elderly people who reside in Foz do Iguaçu-PR. The results show an old age conception marked by chronological, physical, psychological, behavioral aspects and also by the presence of disease, dependence, inability to work and by situations experienced over the years in the Brazilian context. The way to experience the old age is influenced by the homeland culture, but is related to the quality and to the conditions of life (autonomy, physical and financial dependence), the work valorization, the religious precepts and the family ties/relationships. It was concluded that to conceive and experience the old age, besides the cultural aspects, it's focused on the experiences and singular interactions occurred over the years and that gain significant contours according to the context and the time of life.Keywords
This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
- Women's Sexuality: From Aging to Social RepresentationsThe Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2013
- As representações sociais de "pessoa velha" construídas por idososSaúde e Sociedade, 2013
- Age-related differences in affective responses to and memory for emotions conveyed by music: a cross-sectional studyFrontiers in Psychology, 2013
- Envelhecimento ativo e sua relação com a independência funcionalTexto & Contexto - Enfermagem, 2012
- Representações de fragilidade para idosos no contexto da estratégia saúde da famíliaTexto & Contexto - Enfermagem, 2011
- Um certo jeito de ser velho: representações sociais da velhice por familiares de idososTexto & Contexto - Enfermagem, 2011
- As representações sociais de pessoa velha construídas por adolescentesRevista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2011
- Perfil epidemiológico da população idosa de Belo Horizonte, MG, BrasilRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2010
- Definição de envelhecimento saudável na perspectiva de indivíduos idososPsicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2007
- Contribuições da antropologia para uma abordagem das questões relativas à saúde do idosoCadernos de Saude Publica, 2003