Long term care and the institutionalized older adult perceptions about old age, successful aging and quality of care

Authors

  • Carolina Carneiro das Neves Santos Gerontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da USP.
  • Henrique Salmazo da Silva Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB).
  • Beatriz Aparecida Ozello Gutierrez Programa de Graduação e Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (EACH/USP).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i3p151-178

Keywords:

Older adults, Nursing home, Old age, Health, Quality of life.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to raise the perception of institutionalized older adults about old age, successful old age and the care offered at the institution. We interviewed 10 older adults living in nursing home on São Paulo city. Their speeches were analyzed in a qualitative way, being categorized according to the content analysis proposed by Minayo. In the perceptions about old age, positive and negative attributes were discussed, and some participants sought to retake with their families, to review their life project and to be productive. With regard to successful old age, there was an appreciation of the environment, social relations, family, religiosity/spirituality, and institutional attributes cited the importance of having their needs met, but at the same time some of them expressed dissatisfaction with conflicts with professionals, socialization and the mismatch between their needs that was attended and their life project. It is believed that these data can help in the planning of practices that focus on individual centered care.

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Author Biographies

Carolina Carneiro das Neves Santos, Gerontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da USP.

Bacharel em Gerontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da USP.

 

Henrique Salmazo da Silva, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB).

Bacharel em Gerontologia, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (EACH/USP). Mestre em Ciências, Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP. Doutor em Neurociências e Cognição, Universidade Federal do ABC. Docente e Pesquisador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB).

 

Beatriz Aparecida Ozello Gutierrez, Programa de Graduação e Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (EACH/USP).

Bacharel em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem da USP (EE/USP). Mestre e Doutora pela EE/USP. Docente do Programa de Graduação e Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (EACH/USP).

 

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Published

2017-09-30

How to Cite

Santos, C. C. das N., Silva, H. S. da, & Gutierrez, B. A. O. (2017). Long term care and the institutionalized older adult perceptions about old age, successful aging and quality of care. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 20(3), 151–178. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i3p151-178

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Papers

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