The Ambience in LTEC from the Elderly Perception with Alzheimer's Disease and Caregivers

Authors

  • Michelle Rinco Gerontologia. EACH-USP.
  • Maria Luisa Trindade Bestetti Graduação em Gerontologia. EACH-USP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i3p397-415

Keywords:

Ambience, Elder person with Alzheimer's disease, LTEC.

Abstract

Ambiance at LTEC is much more than environment, because introduces functionality, privacy, autonomy and reception. The objectives were to raise and analyze the characteristics of the microenvironments of LTEC, through the opinions of old person / caregiver / professional triad. The method was case study and Bardin Content Analysis. Finally, it comes out that the environment has several important features for the elderly living with this disease.

 


 

Author Biographies

Michelle Rinco, Gerontologia. EACH-USP.

Gerontóloga. EACH-USP.

 

Maria Luisa Trindade Bestetti, Graduação em Gerontologia. EACH-USP.

Arquiteta. Docente do curso de Graduação em Gerontologia EACH-USP.

 

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Published

2015-09-30

How to Cite

Rinco, M., & Bestetti, M. L. T. (2015). The Ambience in LTEC from the Elderly Perception with Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregivers. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(3), 397–415. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i3p397-415

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Papers

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