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Vida e morte na senescência: de que modo a representação da morte se associa ao estilo de vida e ao sentido da vida nas pessoas mais velhas
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Este estudo exploratório pretende compreender o impacto que a perceção da vida e da morte têm na vida diária e na motivação de viver das pessoas mais velhas e também compreender como são desenvolvidas estas perceções. Neste sentido foram entrevistados 5 utentes senescentes, internados num hospital geriátrico do Porto através de um guião de entrevista elaborado para este propósito. Esta amostra é constituída por 3 idosos do sexo masculino e 2 do sexo feminino, com idades variando entre os 67 e os 84 anos. Estas entrevistas permitiram-nos recolher dados suficientes para responder aos objetivos levantados inicialmente.
Os principais resultados obtidos evidenciaram que existe um impacto real na forma como as pessoas mais velhas vivem as suas vidas, causado pelas suas perceções sobre o que é a vida para elas e sobre a sua morte. Percebemos também que as perceções sobre estes conceitos são desenvolvidas ao longo da vida e são afetadas por diversas dimensões como a aprendizagem e aquisição de conhecimentos sobre a morte, a solidão e o abandono, a institucionalização, o sofrimento psicológico, as crenças religiosas, sobrenaturais ou de transcendência e as vivências stressantes ou traumáticas experienciadas ao longo da vida. No entanto, devido à reduzida amostra não nos foi possível verificar com certeza, a influência de determinadas dimensões, como o envelhecimento e o falecimento de entes queridos. Assim, sugere-se em estudos futuros, o recurso a uma amostra de maior dimensão, de forma a que esta seja mais representativa.
This exploratory study aims to understand the impact that the perception of life and death have on the daily life and motivation to live of older people and also understand how these perceptions are developed. Therefore, we interviewed 5 senescent patients admitted to a geriatric hospital in Porto using an interview script developed for this purpose. This sample is composed of 3 elderly men and 2 elderly women, with ages ranging from 67 to 84 years old. These interviews allowed us to collect enough data to answer the objectives initially raised. The main results obtained showed that there is a real impact on the way older people live their lives, caused by their perceptions about what life is for them and about their death. We also found that perceptions about these concepts are developed throughout life and are affected by several dimensions such as learning and acquiring knowledge about death, loneliness and abandonment, institutionalization, psychological distress, religious, supernatural or transcendence beliefs, and stressful or traumatic experiences throughout life. However, due to the small sample size we were not able to verify with certainty the influence of certain dimensions, such as aging and the death of loved ones. Thus, we suggest that future studies should use a larger sample size in order to be more representative.
This exploratory study aims to understand the impact that the perception of life and death have on the daily life and motivation to live of older people and also understand how these perceptions are developed. Therefore, we interviewed 5 senescent patients admitted to a geriatric hospital in Porto using an interview script developed for this purpose. This sample is composed of 3 elderly men and 2 elderly women, with ages ranging from 67 to 84 years old. These interviews allowed us to collect enough data to answer the objectives initially raised. The main results obtained showed that there is a real impact on the way older people live their lives, caused by their perceptions about what life is for them and about their death. We also found that perceptions about these concepts are developed throughout life and are affected by several dimensions such as learning and acquiring knowledge about death, loneliness and abandonment, institutionalization, psychological distress, religious, supernatural or transcendence beliefs, and stressful or traumatic experiences throughout life. However, due to the small sample size we were not able to verify with certainty the influence of certain dimensions, such as aging and the death of loved ones. Thus, we suggest that future studies should use a larger sample size in order to be more representative.
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Idoso Senescente Envelhecimento Morte Vida Institucionalização Bem-estar Qualidade de vida Elderly Senescent Aging Death Life Institutionalization Well-being Quality of life