The measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus worldwide have required adaptations in daily routine, especially those to risk groups with greater weaknesses in health. Among the strategies to decrease the effects of the spread of the virus is social isolation. However, this strategy can cause emotional complications, in which some of the alternatives available to support health care and quality of life f...
This article refers to some sections of a larger study in the field of Regional Development, conducted in the city of Lajeado/RS in 2021. Two of the healthcare service units that serve the largest number of immigrants in the city were selected, namely the São José Praia Family Health Strategy (ESF) and the Moinhos Basic Health Unit (UBS), and, additionally, the 16th Regional Health Coordination (CRS), which is ...
Neste artigo, apresenta-se a relação do envelhecimento populacional com o desenvolvimento regional e se evidenciam dados sobre o envelhecimento em Portugal e no Brasil. Apontam-se e analisam-se dados censitários da população portuguesa, bem como dados censitários da população brasileira. Conclui-se que em todas as regiões estudadas há um envelhecimento populacional evidente, no entanto com particularidades dist...
This article deals with an interdisciplinary experiment conducted in the Association of Assistance to Needy and Elder of Santa Cruz do Sul, RS. The article presents some data related with the characteristics of institutionalized elderly and points out the importance of the university in the development of interdisciplinary actions that contribute to the strengthening of family and social ties. The interdiscipli...
Objective: To present what services are available to access the elderly in the city of Braga in Portugal, which belongs to the European community and pledged together with the other member countries of the United Nations in meeting the agreements proposed by the Action Plan International for Aging 2002. Methods: Research carried out from March to September 2015, namely, the analysis of social support services t...
Este estudo construído a partir de uma pesquisa qualitativa exploratória busca compreender as representações sociais sobre a participação política dos idosos em Portugal e no Brasil. Para delimitar o estudo foram escolhidas duas regiões, Braga em Portugal e Santa Maria no Brasil. Aplicou-se entrevistas semiestruturadas à 29 idosos (pessoas com mais de 60 anos) 14 em Braga e 15 em Santa Maria. As análises dos da...
Objective: To present what services are available to access the elderly in the city of Braga in Portugal, which belongs to the European community and pledged together with the other member countries of the United Nations in meeting the agreements proposed by the Action Plan International for Aging 2002. Methods: Research carried out from March to September 2015, namely, the analysis of social support services t...