Objectives: to develop meditative activities with students from a university in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul and to analyze the perception of university students about meditative practice. Method: research-intervention, with a qualitative approach. We accomplished 11 meditation meetings, with the participation of five students, from April to July 2019. The data produced through a questionnaire with sociodemog...
Objective: to determine the prevalence of depression in elderly residents of a Long Stay Institution for Aged. Method: this is a descriptive study transverse, of quantitative approach. The population consisted of 48 subjects. To assess the mental state was used Mini Mental State Examination and collection of data to the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). Were ethical principles contained in Resolution 196/96 ...