Self-care of octogenarian elders: challenge to Psychology

Authors

  • Elisa Bertoletti Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).
  • José Roque Junges Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i3p285-303

Keywords:

Aging, Self Care, Quality of Life.

Abstract

As the process self-caring is a foundational element of human subjectivity, the research aims produce knowledge related to the perception of the elderly octogenarian about self-care. The used methodology was of qualitative approach of exploratory descriptive type. The sample is non probabilistic, composed by 10 participants, defined by typicality, corresponding to the elderly aged 80 years or more. The data were collected through semi-structured interview and interpreted in the perspective of content analysis. Through the analysis of the narratives, it was observed that the dimensions of the process of ageing, of the quality of life, and of the social value are strictly bonded to self-care.

 

Author Biographies

Elisa Bertoletti, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Psicóloga e Assistente Social. Acadêmica do curso de especialização em Avaliação Psicológica pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), vinculada ao Grupo de Estudo, Aplicação e Pesquisa em Avaliação Psicológica (GEAPAP-UFRGS).

 

José Roque Junges, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS).

José Roque Junges – Filósofo, Historiador e Teólogo. Doutorado em Teologia Moral pela Pontificia Università Gregoriana de Roma, Itália.  Professor e Pesquisador em Saúde e Bioética no PPG de Saúde Coletiva da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS).

 

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Published

2014-09-30

How to Cite

Bertoletti, E., & Junges, J. R. (2014). Self-care of octogenarian elders: challenge to Psychology. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 17(3), 285–303. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i3p285-303

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Papers

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