THE MOVING OF EMOTION ON ELDERLY' S LIFE: A STUDY WITH A THIRD AGE GROUP

• Author(s): Penna, Fabíola Braz ; Santo, Fátima Helena do Espírito
• Date: 2006
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

ABSTRACT: Qualitative study which aims was to describe the emotions in elderly life and to debate the relation between emotions and elderly health. The study was developed in a third age group at Sao Gonçalo city – RJ by participant observation and semi-structured interviews with ten elderly people. After the information analysis it was possible to identify the category "The Pendulum of Emotions" and two complementary subjects: rising and descending movement of emotions on living. The elderly evidenced that their emotions represents a continuous movement which reflects straightly to the feeling of being or not healthy and living well the third age is having autonomy of daily activities and freedom to participate of leisure and physical activities. Thus, the human being needs to valorize all the stages of his life, because the process of becoming old starts from the moment we were born and the quality of life is a daily conquest in this way. KEY WORDS: Aging; Mental Health; Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT: Qualitative study which aims was to describe the emotions in elderly life and to debate the relation between emotions and elderly health. The study was developed in a third age group at Sao Gonçalo city – RJ by participant observation and semi-structured interviews with ten elderly people. After the information analysis it was possible to identify the category "The Pendulum of Emotions" and two complementary subjects: rising and descending movement of emotions on living. The elderly evidenced that their emotions represents a continuous movement which reflects straightly to the feeling of being or not healthy and living well the third age is having autonomy of daily activities and freedom to participate of leisure and physical activities. Thus, the human being needs to valorize all the stages of his life, because the process of becoming old starts from the moment we were born and the quality of life is a daily conquest in this way. KEY WORDS: Aging; Mental Health; Quality of Life.

RESUMO: Estudo qualitativo cujos objetivos foram descrever as emoções na vida do idoso e discutir a relação entre emoções e saúde do idoso. O estudo foi desenvolvido em um grupo da terceira idade no município de São Gonçalo/RJ através de observação participante e entrevistas semiestruturadas com dez idosos. Após análise das informações identificamos a categoria O Pêndulo das Emoções com dois temas complementares: movimento ascendente e movimento descendente das emoções no viver. Os idosos evidenciaram que suas emoções representam um movimento contínuo que repercute diretamente na sensação de estar ou não com saúde e viver bem a terceira idade, é ter autonomia nas atividades diárias e liberdade para participar de atividades físicas e de lazer. Assim, o ser humano precisa valorizar todas as etapas de sua vida, pois o processo de envelhecimento começa a partir do momento em que nascemos e a qualidade de vida é uma conquista diária nessa caminhada. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Envelhecimento; Saúde Mental; Qualidade de vida.