Long term care and the institutionalized older adult perceptions about old age, successful aging and quality of care

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Carolina Carneiro das Neves
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Silva, Henrique Salmazo da, Gutierrez, Beatriz Aparecida Ozello
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Kairós (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/2176-901X.2017v20i3p151-178
• topic: Ancianos; Institución de larga permanencia para ancianos; Vejez; Salud; Calidad de vida.; Idoso; Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos; Velhice; Saúde; Qualidade de vida.; Older adults; Nursing home; Old age; Health; Quality of life.

The purpose of this study was to raise the perception of institutionalized older adults about old age, successful old age and the care offered at the institution. We interviewed 10 older adults living in nursing home on São Paulo city. Their speeches were analyzed in a qualitative way, being categorized according to the content analysis proposed by Minayo. In the perceptions about old age, positive and negative attributes were discussed, and some participants sought to retake with their families, to review their life project and to be productive. With regard to successful old age, there was an appreciation of the environment, social relations, family, religiosity/spirituality, and institutional attributes cited the importance of having their needs met, but at the same time some of them expressed dissatisfaction with conflicts with professionals, socialization and the mismatch between their needs that was attended and their life project. It is believed that these data can help in the planning of practices that focus on individual centered care.Keywords: