Vicente Paulo Alves

Como vai a educação gerontológica nas escolas públicas do Distrito Federal?: um estudo com idosos e jovens

This paper results from quali-quantitative field research that supports a masters dissertation. The research sought to know the opinion of 58 students from elementary and high public schools in the Federal District and 54 elderly of the community about aging, old age and old people and its correlation with the presence or not of prejudice. We sought to determine if a group of eight schools develops some actions aimed to form habits, values and attitudes to overcome prejudices and end the generation gap (inter-generationality). The research data were collected through three instruments: 1) the application of a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Scale for the Assessment of Attitudes Toward the Elderly validated by Neri; 2) analyze of eight Pedagogical Projects of elementary and high schools of the Federal District, which allowed us to understand the dynamics of the context studied; and 3) completion of eighteen interviews, five with juvenile from schools, eight with directors (whose pedagogical proposals were examined) and five with elderly (residents in the central area of Brasilia).From the results of this study, it was possible to argue that prevailed more positive than negative attitudes in both groups. However, when they were submitted to the interviews, it has been noticed that the interviewees answered similar questions at the scale Neri and at Inventory Sheppard in a more negative way. We imply that its due to the existence of implicit prejudice against the elderly and old age revealed through the interviews. Another important finding is the lack of activities geared to the elderly, and/or approach of them with other generations in schools surveyed. Our data suggest that gerontology education should be part of the school curriculum, aiming to approach generations in order to overcome potential prejudices, making possible the exchange of experiences and the improvement of life quality for all.

Políticas públicas para a educação gerontológica na perspectiva da inserção social do idoso: desafios e possibilidades

The article suggests the development of public policies for education of the elderly from a survey with young people and elderly living in the Federal District about relationship between generations, exploring the meaning of aging and its correlation with the presence or absence of bias between these groups. Furthermore, we also investigated initiatives of a few schools regarding the formation of values and attitudes in order to overcome prejudice and build bridges among generations. Data were collected by applying a socio-demographic questionnaire, the Scale for the Assessment of Attitudes Toward the Elderly and Inventory Sheppard. It was possible to observe a lack of activities geared to the elderly and their separation from other generations at the selected schools. The survey data indicates that education for the elderly should be part of public policy development and school curriculum, with the purpose of bringing generations together in order to overcome potential prejudice, enable the exchange of experiences and improve the quality of life and social inclusion of the elderly into the school life.The article suggests the development of public policies for education of the elderly 490 Vicente Paulo Alves e Lucy Gomes Vianna Ensaio: aval. pol. públ. Educ., Rio de Janeiro, v. 18, n. 68, p. 489-510, jul./set. 2010 from a survey with young people and elderly living in the Federal District about relationship between generations, exploring the meaning of aging and its correlation with the presence or absence of bias between these groups. Furthermore, we also investigated initiatives of a few schools regarding the formation of values and attitudes in order to overcome prejudice and build bridges among generations. Data were collected by applying a socio-demographic questionnaire, the Scale for the Assessment of Attitudes Toward the Elderly and Inventory Sheppard. It was possible to observe a lack of activities geared to the elderly and their separation from other generations at the selected schools. The survey data indicates that education for the elderly should be part of public policy development and school curriculum, with the purpose of bringing generations together in order to overcome potential prejudice, enable the exchange of experiences and improve the quality of life and social inclusion of the elderly into the school life.

Workshops for cognitive stimulation adapted for elderly illiterate individuals with mild cognitive impairment

Objetivo-se evaluar la percepcion subjetiva de la memoria en ancianos analfabetos con deterioro cognitivo leve, antes y despues de talleres para estimulacion cognitiva adaptada para personas analfabetas. Participaran 63 ancianos: 22 en el grupo experimental (GE) con 10 talleres; 21 en el grupo control 1 (GC1), con 10 conferencias sobre salud; y 20 en el grupo control 2 (CG2), sin intervencion. Fueron realizadas entrevistas semi estructuradas antes y despues de las intervenciones, preguntandose sobre la memoria. Para los del GE e GC1 fueran ofrecidas actividades semanales de dos horas. La edad media de los participantes fue de 72,8 anos, 92% eran del sexo femenino. En la pre-intervencion, 82% reportaran deterioro en la memoria durante el ultimo ano. En la pos-intervencion, los del CG1 y del CG2 mantuvieron los cambios en la memoria, mientras que los del GE mejoraron la cognicion. Conclui-se que los talleres y conferencias produjeron mejora en la memoria de los ancianos en la funcionalidad y en la socializacion/integracion.The aim of this study was to assess the self-perception of memory in elderly illiterate with mild cognitive impairment, before and after workshops of cognitive stimulation adapted for illiterate individuals. The research was qualitative, held at the Health Unit of Taguatinga-DF, involving 63 elderly illiterate: 22 in the experimental group (EG), with 10 workshops; 21 in control group 1 (CG1), with 10 lectures; and 20 in the control group 2 (GC2), without intervention. Semi-structured interviews were carried on before and after the interventions, asking about memory status. The activities offered weekly to EG and CG1 have had two hours of duration. The mean age of the participants was 72.8 years, and 92% were female. In pre-intervention, 82% reported worsening memory during the last year. In post-intervention, CG1 and CG2 kept memory changes, while EG improved cognition. One concludes that the provided workshops and lectures improved functionality and socialization / integration.

Oficinas de estimulação cognitiva adaptadas para idosos analfabetos com transtorno cognitivo leve

Objetivo-se evaluar la percepcion subjetiva de la memoria en ancianos analfabetos con deterioro cognitivo leve, antes y despues de talleres para estimulacion cognitiva adaptada para personas analfabetas. Participaran 63 ancianos: 22 en el grupo experimental (GE) con 10 talleres; 21 en el grupo control 1 (GC1), con 10 conferencias sobre salud; y 20 en el grupo control 2 (CG2), sin intervencion. Fueron realizadas entrevistas semi estructuradas antes y despues de las intervenciones, preguntandose sobre la memoria. Para los del GE e GC1 fueran ofrecidas actividades semanales de dos horas. La edad media de los participantes fue de 72,8 anos, 92% eran del sexo femenino. En la pre-intervencion, 82% reportaran deterioro en la memoria durante el ultimo ano. En la pos-intervencion, los del CG1 y del CG2 mantuvieron los cambios en la memoria, mientras que los del GE mejoraron la cognicion. Conclui-se que los talleres y conferencias produjeron mejora en la memoria de los ancianos en la funcionalidad y en la socializacion/integracion.The aim of this study was to assess the self-perception of memory in elderly illiterate with mild cognitive impairment, before and after workshops of cognitive stimulation adapted for illiterate individuals. The research was qualitative, held at the Health Unit of Taguatinga-DF, involving 63 elderly illiterate: 22 in the experimental group (EG), with 10 workshops; 21 in control group 1 (CG1), with 10 lectures; and 20 in the control group 2 (GC2), without intervention. Semi-structured interviews were carried on before and after the interventions, asking about memory status. The activities offered weekly to EG and CG1 have had two hours of duration. The mean age of the participants was 72.8 years, and 92% were female. In pre-intervention, 82% reported worsening memory during the last year. In post-intervention, CG1 and CG2 kept memory changes, while EG improved cognition. One concludes that the provided workshops and lectures improved functionality and socialization / integration.

Representação social do idoso do Distrito Federal e sua inserção social no mundo contemporâneo a partir da Internet

Being the study of Internet use by the elderly a recent theme in gerontology, this article reports a study that took into account the inclusion of the elderly in the society of information technology and communication (TIC) from the theory of social representation of the elderly, who residing in the Federal District and access the Internet. Aims to discuss and analyze the construction of social representations of elderly residents in the Federal District on the Internet, searching to verify that the elderly are following the profound social transformations of informational and communicational technologies. The methodology adopted is observation, semi-structured interview, the program ALCESTE for content analysis that counts the number of elementary context units (UCE), which correspond to the idea of phrase more calibrated according to the size of text, measured in number of words and analyzed according to the order of priority. It was found that there is a disruption of the negative view that aging is a fatality and a time of loneliness, because new possibilities are opened for the elderly with the Internet, you can enter them in the contemporary world, allowing the to create new links new friendships and social interactions.

Gender differences in psychosocial predictors of self-perceived health status in the elderly: Evidence from a Brazilian community study

ABSTRACT This article aims to identify the psychosocial factors associated with self-perceived health status in the Brazilian elderly population and to present differences related to gender. The data were collected by questionnaire, including sociodemographic and behavioral questions, and scales for psychological dimensions. Self-perceived health status is related to level of education, physical activity, and self-efficacy in the total population. Regarding gender differences, self-rated health status among men is related to education level and self-efficacy and in women to level of education, physical activity, social support, and self-efficacy. These results can inform future health promotion interventions.

Association between religiosity and functional capacity in older adults: a systematic review

Objective: To verify the association between religiosity and functional capacity in the elderly. Method: a systematic review of literature in the SciELO, Lilacs, MEDLINE/ PubMed and the portal of CAPES Journals databases was performed. The descriptors were selected through the list of Descriptors in Health Sciences (Decs) and Medical Subject Headings (Mesh). Original articles in Portuguese and English, published between 2007 Palavras-chave: Idoso. Religião. Espiritualidade. Atividades Diárias. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562017020.170088

Impacto da religiosidade e espiritualidade em pessoas idosas centenárias: revisão sistemática

O seculo XXI e marcado em todo mundo pelo envelhecimento populacional e aumento da expectativa de vida, fazendo parte tambem do cenario Brasileiro. No censo de 2010, 1,61% do total de pessoas idosas encontrava-se com idade igual ou superior a 100 anos. O objetivo foi analisar o impacto da religiosidade nas pessoas idosas centenarias e a contribuicao da dimensao espiritual para a longevidade avancada. Para tanto, utilizou-se da revisao sistematica nos textos das bases de dados eletronicas, assim como: Google Scholar, LILACS, SCIELO, CAPES com publicacao entre 2013 e 2017, artigos completos, publicados em portugues, ingles e espanhol, dissertacoes e teses. Como disciplinas espirituais praticadas pelas pessoas idosas centenarias, observou-se os estudos a partir do rezar, meditar e frequentar o culto. Tais pessoas com longevidade avancada reverenciam a Deus e a vida. Os resultados deste estudo evidenciam a religiosidade como fator de impacto positivo para as pessoas idosas centenarias e a dimensao espiritual pode contribuir para uma longevidade avancada.

Imagens representacionais das políticas públicas à educação e à saúde, no imaginário de um grupo de idosos da comunidade Quilombola−Kalunga, de Monte Alegre de Goiás

The theories of the imagination of Gilberto Durand and the AT-9 Test of Yves Durand allow raise individual and group images. This survey was conducted through unstructured interviews on the imagination of a group of elderly individuals in the Quilombo-Kalunga community in Monte Alegre de Goias (Brazil). The interviews also concerned public policies of education and health, which can provide these elderly people with better living conditions. It is known that public policies’ supply and control guidelines in education and health are transcribed in the Brazilian Constitution of 1988 and the Statute of the Elderly (Law no. 10.741/2003), but they do not effectively reach Brazil’s most remote locations. The research report seeks to demonstrate that along with the Kalunga culture of silence is governmental omission and patronage, leaving the population without education and health services.

Talleres de estimulación cognitiva adaptadas para ancianos analfabetos con deterioro cognitivo leve

Objetivo-se evaluar la percepcion subjetiva de la memoria en ancianos analfabetos con deterioro cognitivo leve, antes y despues de talleres para estimulacion cognitiva adaptada para personas analfabetas. Participaran 63 ancianos: 22 en el grupo experimental (GE) con 10 talleres; 21 en el grupo control 1 (GC1), con 10 conferencias sobre salud; y 20 en el grupo control 2 (CG2), sin intervencion. Fueron realizadas entrevistas semi estructuradas antes y despues de las intervenciones, preguntandose sobre la memoria. Para los del GE e GC1 fueran ofrecidas actividades semanales de dos horas. La edad media de los participantes fue de 72,8 anos, 92% eran del sexo femenino. En la pre-intervencion, 82% reportaran deterioro en la memoria durante el ultimo ano. En la pos-intervencion, los del CG1 y del CG2 mantuvieron los cambios en la memoria, mientras que los del GE mejoraron la cognicion. Conclui-se que los talleres y conferencias produjeron mejora en la memoria de los ancianos en la funcionalidad y en la socializacion/integracion.The aim of this study was to assess the self-perception of memory in elderly illiterate with mild cognitive impairment, before and after workshops of cognitive stimulation adapted for illiterate individuals. The research was qualitative, held at the Health Unit of Taguatinga-DF, involving 63 elderly illiterate: 22 in the experimental group (EG), with 10 workshops; 21 in control group 1 (CG1), with 10 lectures; and 20 in the control group 2 (GC2), without intervention. Semi-structured interviews were carried on before and after the interventions, asking about memory status. The activities offered weekly to EG and CG1 have had two hours of duration. The mean age of the participants was 72.8 years, and 92% were female. In pre-intervention, 82% reported worsening memory during the last year. In post-intervention, CG1 and CG2 kept memory changes, while EG improved cognition. One concludes that the provided workshops and lectures improved functionality and socialization / integration.