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This work has the purpose to analyze the contemporary cultural dynamics, deeply marked by the relation between space and time, as well as by new connections between identity flows and technology. Believing that the temporality in which we live has volatility between the commodities as well as highlights new forms of sociability that redefine the individual’s lives, unattached to their respective ages. In the current context of globalization, where lass defined borders presents themselves, in relation to physical and territorial demarcation, we can establish that the dynamics of culture gains other concepts and articulations that go beyond the traditions as well as belongings. In this scenario, this paper aims to develop a critique of the economic model that bases an ideology of progress (growth), but does not deal with many other emergencies that arise in other fields of reflection as ecological, cultural, and informational.  .

The study included 15 individuals, 5 males and 10 females, with an average age of 85 and all with a diagnosis of dementia. The methodological approach consisted of the insertion of the researcher within the group, observed for 9 weeks, with survey instrument identified as Field Journal. In terms of results, it was found that the area of Social Gerontology strengthens the CDI-AFAI by providing broad and transverse reflection on the findings and implications of your work. This study was relevant to show a space for dialogue and debate on the challenges posed by the longevity of the elderly frail, before the biopsychosocial concept of aging.

This study aims to report academic experiences of nursing graduate students, experienced during the probationary period, observing the assistance of nursing care to 38 elderly residents in a Long-stay Institution, located in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. This is an exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach, conducted in the period of 10 to 13 October 2013, which was possible by field lessons practices of the discipline "Nursing in Elderly Care", from the curriculum of the bachelor’s degree course in Nursing. From empirical observation and the dialogue with officials of the institution and elderly residents, it was possible to identify the difficulties in nursing care, the delimitations of the physical structure and especially the limitations in professional training of nursing, in order to offer appropriate assistance to the elderly even when it comes to basic care techniques. It is believed that the implementation of humanized and holistic care, and the development of practices beyond the basic care, should promote better care for these residents, as much as reframe your aging process and care in ILPI. Therefore, it is essential that nurses reflect on competent and responsible practices, the essence of their profession, which is the taking care.  

Since human life passes through an irreversible time axis, the passage of time makes us face with the idea of finiteness. As people age there is a change in their time perception and in the idea of their own death. With the aim of studying the changes related to their own temporality, this study analyses biographical trajectories of people in the fourth age. The analysis is based on three pillars: vital projects, organization of everyday life and bodily changes. An exploratory qualitative study was carried out based on 23 biographical interviews that constituted an intentional sample of self-validated persons, born between 1917 and 1932, from different socio-economic status and residing in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Results suggest that for people in their fourth age, time perception is narrow. There is a decentering of oneself and a concern about transcendence and continuity (symbolic and biological) both related to grandparantage.  

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among older people and has gradually increased with the aging population. Knowing Alzheimer's disease, the demand for care produced by the disease and its impact on the lives of family caregivers, give a sense of the scale of the problems faced in everyday life of families. This article is a literature review addresses these issues.  

The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of depressive symptoms and quality of life in elderly practitioners of regular physical activity in three age groups. Was used Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) and SF-36. The subjects were divided into groups according to age group G1 = 60-69 years (n = 34; md = 63.44 ± 2.09), G2 = 70-79 years (n = 24; md = 72.54 ± 1.71) and G3 = 80 and more (n = 11; md = 83.09 ± 2.25). The analysis was performed using One-Way ANOVA (p ≤ 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference. The elderly practicing physical exercises have satisfactory quality of life and the absence of depressive symptoms in all age groups.

This work studies the finitude of aging through the film Death Tired of the filmmaker Fritz Lang. It discusses the vision of the filmmaker, especially human existence, with the central theme the reflection on issues of aging and death intrinsically linked to the issue of life's meaning, referring to discussions about the immortality of the soul and the existence of God. Lang presents, in this film, the story of three lights: attempts of hope, conflicts over love, the conquest of life and acceptance of death. Research shows that the art done through film contributes to the understanding of the finite nature of life, a complex issue in old age, the constant search for answers to the concerns of what it means to die; what it means to the elderly to be definitively a finite being.  

The routine in Long Term Care Institutions for elder can favor the subjective alienation and, loses of communicative function of speech and memory is “deleted”. With autobiographical narratives of institucionalized elder, realized that the memories was crystallized into meaningful experiences and the distance from other people and the reality of the institution, pointing the need to create a space in which "memories" can be heard.  

This work aims to analyze the presence of self-reported hearing loss, audiologic assessment results and the occurrence of use of hearing aids in the elderly group. History and audiological tests coming 53 elderly members of community groups were analyzed. It was found that 54.3% said they listen well, but 83% had hearing impairment. The use of hearing aids was observed in only 3.8% of the sample.  

The aging is a complex process that involves several variables such as physical health integration, psychological well being, personal and environmental relationships. The goal of this study was to assess the quality of life perceived by women in different types of physical exercises. The study was descriptive, with a cross-section, and the sample was composed by 45 women at ages between 50 and 60, divided in three groups: combined exercises, volleyball and sedentary. Both have been practicing physical exercises for at least two years. An abbreviated version in Portuguese of the instrument World Health Organization´s WHOQOL-Bref Quality of Life Assessment was used. The levels of satisfaction with the quality of life found for the physical, psychological, social and environmental relationships in the combined exercises and in the volleyball domains were meaningful, showing the existence of differences between the domains. However, in the sedentary ones, there were no significant differences, showing a homogeneity of values between the domains, and they were smaller than those in the ones who practice physical exercises. The importance of the physical exercise as means of health protection, promotion and prevention is observed, influencing in a positive way the well being and the quality of life  

Changes of body balance are among the most common complaints of the elderly. Vestibular rehabilitation is one of the most effective methods in the recovery of the body balance. The objective to investigate the effects of vestibular rehabilitation in body balance of a group of elderly people with dizziness complain through dizziness handicap inventory. The sample was comprised of 10 seniors (6 women and 4 men) with mean age of 68.9 years. The elderly complaining of dizziness showed high score in the DHI in the physical, functional and emotional aspects in the condition pre-VR and these values decreased after vestibular rehabilitation program. Complaints of dizziness also decreased after the implementation of the programmee.  

The present study analyses how the elderly participants of a digital inclusion program do searches about health using the internet and how these information are related to their self-reported diseases. This study is grounded on theoretical studies of Gerontology and the Science, Technology and Society – STS field. The aspects of the nature and access to health information through the internet of 19 elderly were investigated, in three steps and adopting multi-methodological procedures. The results show some of the everyday practices of information access through the internet and the importance of these practices in the health promotion.  

The purpose of this article is to present how the RE-AIM framework can be used in the planning and evaluation of physical activity promotion programs. Using the "VAMOS Program" (Vida Ativa Melhorando a Saúde), conducted with the elderly in Florianópolis, we demonstrate its applicability. The RE-AIM framework consists of five dimensions that together, when properly applied, maximize the public health impact of health-related interventions. We further identify the applicability and potential of the RE-AIM in the Brazilian context, and suggest that this framework could be used in the planning, evaluation and dissemination of physical activity promotion programs.  

This study aims to report descriptively the lived experience in basic health unit by academics, and describe the practices in the elderly HIPERDIA program, contributing to the training of the academic. The preparation of this study embasou in the descriptive approach with a qualitative approach, developed at the Basic Health Unit in the Municipality of Parnamirim (RN). Given the experiences, one can understand the care with these elderly patients with chronic diseases, enabling the formation of a more qualified professional to draw up specific intervention strategies. The study finds that allowed for the formation of nursing academic, curricular and extracurricular internship is of great importance, since it enables the joining of theory and practice through activities that are held during stages.  

Apesar do crescente interesse por questões relacionadas à velhice, a produção científica sobre esta população ainda é incipiente em nosso país, sobretudo em municípios de pequeno porte nas regiões Norte e Nordeste do Brasil. O livro Ensaios sobre o Envelhecimento, organizado por Luciana Araújo dos Reis, Joselito Santos, Luana Araújo dos Reis e Stênio Fernando Pimentel Duarte, docentes da Faculdade Independente do Nordeste (FAINOR) e da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas (FACISA), trata de uma iniciativa pioneira que aborda temas atuais acerca do envelhecimento, na perspectiva das ciências da saúde e saúde coletiva.

The aim of this study was to investigate the perspective of formal caregivers notions about what being an elder. The research involved 40 professional caregivers are married and aged between 26 to 60 years most. We used a questionnaire with open questions and responses were analyzed using the technique proposed by Bardin. The results showed that the most prominent subcategories were favorable conceptions of what being an elderly person.

O processo de viuvez na terceira idade é predominantemente vivido pelas mulheres, devido ao diferencial etário entre a esperança média de vida do sexo feminino face ao masculino. Nesse contexto, através deste estudo, pretende-se compreender como o estado de viuvez feminino influenciou as opções de estilo de vida, identificando as alterações originadas em mulheres idosas e influencia as diferentes atividades do dia a dia e de lazer. Com uma metodologia qualitativa, assume-se como um estudo exploratório-descritivo, realizado junto de um grupo constituído por 30 idosas na situação de viúvas e com idade igual ou superior a 65 anos. Para a recolha de dados optou-se pela realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas, sendo posteriormente os dados analisados em termos de conteúdo e tratados com o suporte do Software WebQda (Web Qualitative Data Analysis). Os principais resultados evidenciam que o facto de as idosas terem ficado viúvas lhes deu maior independência e sensação de liberdade, apesar de o estudo inferir, igualmente, que a viuvez possui um impacto marcante, porquanto se observa uma tendência exponencial para a descrição de emoções associadas ao processo de luto.  

A aceitação da velhice leva ao reconhecimento das próprias restrições e da finitude, pois a mesma, que não tem início definido, possui um fim claramente estabelecido: a morte. Na sociedade atual, a palavra de ordem é silenciar quando se trata da morte e também da velhice, na medida em que ela é tida como seu prenúncio.  Assim, é importante que os profissionais de saúde não permaneçam no silêncio quanto à questão da morte nos atendimentos aos idosos. Esta temática deve ser abordada com naturalidade, pois, à medida que as pessoas tomam consciência de sua finitude passam a compreender a vida em sua complexidade e podem rever seus valores.  

O artigo apresenta o entendimento da viuvez, a partir da vivência pós-morte do cônjuge, o que muda para o viúvo acima de 65 anos e para a viúva acima de 65 anos. Os conflitos psíquicos na identidade do idoso e as consequências que acarretam. A viuvez do homem tem como consequência o fim dos cuidados pessoais oferecidos pela mulher. Para a mulher viúva, sua vida muda com o fim daquele que lhe proporciona a autoridade, mas ao mesmo tempo o ganho da liberdade. Ao entender o fenômeno da viuvez leva-se em consideração a singularidade e subjetividade humana, mas resgatando a diferença de gênero. Palavras-chave: Idoso; Luto; Viuvez Masculina; Viuvez Feminina.

The longevity became a reality reached by an increasing number ofpeople in worldwide. In a qualitative approach, this study intends to focus on the race,while accessible and inclusive current sport practiced by a growing number of people.The rationale of the study is to identify and understand the participation of the seniorsin marathon. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), physical activity is afactor that contributes to the quality of life in elderly. Without disregarding others cofactorsthat influence the quality of life, the study aims to identify the motivationalaspects, the feelings and the changes present in personal, familiar and social marathonracers in elderly context.