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

Autores/as

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

DOI:

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

Palabras clave:

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

Resumen

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.

 

Biografía del autor/a

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.

Publicado

2015-09-30

Cómo citar

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

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Relato de Experiência