Biblical passages and health care in older people: report of an experience

Authors

  • Daniel Petreça Universidade do Contestado, Campus Mafra. Mafra, SC, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i3p457-470

Keywords:

Health education, Spirituality, Religion, Behavior Medicine, Old Age.

Abstract

Actions of health education can be strategies of practical change and influence in the attitudes or behaviors of older adults in relation to health and the processes that need to be modified, this paper addresses the experience process elaboration and dissemination of educational material from biblical passages emphasizing religiosity and spirituality as mechanism of maintenance and acquisition of healthy habits.

 

Author Biography

Daniel Petreça, Universidade do Contestado, Campus Mafra. Mafra, SC, Brasil

Professor da Universidade do Contestado, Campus Mafra. Mafra, SC, Brasil. Mestre em Atividade Física e Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Doutor em Ciências do Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Research experience: University of Nebraska Medical Center.

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Published

2015-09-30

How to Cite

Petreça, D. (2015). Biblical passages and health care in older people: report of an experience. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(3), 457–470. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i3p457-470

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Experience Report

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