Educação popular na promoção da saúde do idoso no contexto comunitário

• Autor(a) principal: Lira, Gildeci Alves de
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da PUC_RS
• Texto Completo: http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/2743
• topic: EDUCAÇÃO E SAÚDE; GERONTOLOGIA; IDOSOS; ENVELHECIMENTO; PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA

This study aimed to analyze the contribution of Popular Education for health promotion of the elderly in the community context, from practices in University Extension, based on the experience of the Project People's Education and Care for the Family (PEPASF) Health as a qualitative research dialogical and dialectical perspective. The setting of the research was to Mary of Nazareth Community, located in the city of João Pessoa - Paraiba. Participated in the survey, seniors, teachers, students PEPASF, former extension workers and professionals from the Family Community Health Strategy. Data collection was conducted between September 2010 and May 2013, by using techniques of participant observation, interviews and documents. The material was subjected to the dialogical analysis, identifying units of meaning, which originated two categories how to care involved with four subcategories: the reality of the elderly as a starting point of care, dialogue as a means of carrying care, the stimulus and enhancement of the autonomy and empowerment of the elderly and working in networks, and the implications of it in the lives of the elderly, with four subcategories: self-care , autonomy and empowerment of the elderly: new positions in the face of life situations; deal with the finiteness of life, well being, health as evidenced flowering process and renewal of life. The study allowed for consideration of the appreciation of the context of life of the elderly as an important element as the starting point of the work in Health and dialogue proved element trigger mode carefully developed with the elder, for encouragement and enhancement of autonomy and their empowerment. The network action proved to be instrumental in addressing and dealing with the diversity and complexity of the issues experienced by the elderly. Important aspects were highlighted: learning self-care, empowerment and autonomy of the elderly in their family and community context, pointing to the emancipatory aspect of care. We conclude that dialogue, as advocated by the People's Education, proved to be essential for facilitating the promotion of health and active aging.