Services of Social Support the elderly in Braga, Portugal

Authors

  • Miriam Cabrera Corvelo Delboni Terapeuta Ocupacional. Docente do Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM.
  • Silvia Virginia Coutinho Areosa Psicóloga. Docente do curso de Psicologia da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, UNISC.
  • Paula Cristina Almeida Cadima Remoaldo Geógrafa. Docente Associada com Agregação da Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.
  • Maria Clara Costa de Oliveira Filósofa. Docente Associada com Agregação da Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.
  • Aline Sarturi Ponte Terapeuta Ocupacional. Docente do Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20iEspecial23p81-100

Keywords:

Access to Health Services, Aging, Regional Development, Policies of Public Health.

Abstract

Objective: To present what services are available to access the elderly in the city of Braga in Portugal, which belongs to the European community and pledged together with the other member countries of the United Nations in meeting the agreements proposed by the Action Plan International for Aging 2002. Methods: Research carried out from March to September 2015, namely, the analysis of social support services to older persons in the municipality of Braga, as well as data available from the Population Census 2011, Laws and Decrees Portuguese targeted the elderly. Results: There are currently seven types of social support services offered the elderly in Portugal: home care service, community center, day center, night center, Foster care, residential structures, holiday center and leisure. Conclusion: We conclude that these reinforce the importance of planning, and the regionalization of protection policies for quality of life, but does not cover the entire population of the elderly.

Author Biographies

Miriam Cabrera Corvelo Delboni, Terapeuta Ocupacional. Docente do Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM.

Terapeuta Ocupacional. Docente do Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM.

 

Silvia Virginia Coutinho Areosa, Psicóloga. Docente do curso de Psicologia da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, UNISC.

Psicóloga. Docente do curso de Psicologia da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, UNISC.


Paula Cristina Almeida Cadima Remoaldo, Geógrafa. Docente Associada com Agregação da Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.

Geógrafa. Docente Associada com Agregação da Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.


Maria Clara Costa de Oliveira, Filósofa. Docente Associada com Agregação da Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.

Filósofa. Docente Associada com Agregação da Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.

Aline Sarturi Ponte, Terapeuta Ocupacional. Docente do Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM.

Terapeuta Ocupacional. Docente do Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM.

 

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Published

2017-12-30

How to Cite

Delboni, M. C. C., Areosa, S. V. C., Remoaldo, P. C. A. C., Oliveira, M. C. C. de, & Ponte, A. S. (2017). Services of Social Support the elderly in Braga, Portugal. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 20(Especial23), 81–100. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20iEspecial23p81-100

Issue

Vol. 20 (2017): NÚMERO ESPECIAL 23 - Diversidades & Velhices

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Papers

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