CIRCLE DANCING IN THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE ELDERLY PERSON

• Autor(a) principal: Silva,Kelly Maciel
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Nitschke,Rosane Gonçalves, Durand,Michelle Kuntz, Heidemann,Ivonete Teresinha Schülter Buss, Winters,Joanara Rozane da Fontoura, Tholl,Adriana Dutra, Moncada,Maria Josefa Arcaya
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Texto & contexto enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072021000100396
• topic: Elderly health; Primary health care; dance; Daily activities; Health promotion

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the everyday life of the elderly person who practices circle dancing. Method: a interpretative qualitative research based on Comprehensive sociology and the daily life. Data collection occurred between September 2016 and March 2017 through in-depth interviews and participant observation. There was a total of 20 participants, with 17 of them practicing the dancing and three circle dance leaders in the Basic Health Units of a municipality in southern Brazil. Data analysis included preliminary analysis, ordering, key links, coding and categorization. Results: two thematic categories emerged: The daily life of the elderly person; Experiencing circle dancing in everyday life. The daily lives of the elderly are involved in domestic activities, family care, volunteer work, community groups and physical activities. The elderly expressed that circle dancing brought changes, made them more balanced, calm, cheerful, attentive, interactive, with pain relief and improved family and social relationships. Conclusion: circle dancing in the daily life of the elderly person causes emotional, physical, social and, mainly, family changes in their everyday way of living, making them more positive, loving and sensitive, healthier, it also contributes to health promotion and a better quality life.