The use of gerontotechnologies to improve the quality of life of the elderly: an experience report

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Roseli Reis da
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Carvalho, Dayara de Nazaré Rosa de, Sousa, Ivone de Melo, Cunha, Carla Sena, Pinho, Kamilly Cristine de Queiroz, Costa, Rafael Everton Assunção Ribeiro da, Neves, Lorena Nayara Alves, Sobrinho, Celice Ruanda Oliveira, Bendelaque, Dandara de Fátima Ribeiro, Nascimento, Marcia Helena Machado, Pamplona, Mônica Custódia do Couto Abreu, Peixoto, Ivonete Vieira Pereira, Feitosa, Elisa da Silva, Aguiar, Viviane Ferraz Ferreira de, Fernandes, Daiane de Souza
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/6861
• topic: Envejecimiento de la población; Ancianos; Tecnologías Educativas; Calidad de vida; Ensenãnza.; Population Aging; Elderly; Educational Technologies; Quality of life; Teaching.; Envelhecimento Populacional; Idoso; Tecnologias Educativas; Qualidade de Vida.

Objective: To report the use of gerontotechnologies with a group of elderly people in a Basic Health Unit (UBS) located in Belém-PA. Methodology: It is a descriptive work, with a qualitative approach of the type of experience report, carried out in May 2019, by the members of the Academic League of Nursing in Health of the Elderly (LAESI). The strategies used involved gerontotechnologies in a playful way, including "attention games", "dance in color", "memory game", "puzzle", "stick game" and "adding and playing". Results and discussion: During the use of these gerontotechnologies, it was noticed that there was acceptance of the proposed methodology evidenced by the active participation of the elderly. The applicability of technologies aimed at the elderly helps to maintain quality of life in the senescence period, allowing the identification of possible risk factors that include the decline in cognition, memory, visual perception and mobility. This makes it possible to establish interventions to avoid irreversible complications in the life of the elderly. Final considerations: It was observed that the observed benefits could be better if there were constant activities aimed at the elderly with the use of gerontotechnologies in primary care, working crucially in promotion and health.