Open AccessGroup of experience with the elderly: psychosocial support in health promotion
Author(s) -
Laudicéia Noronha Xavier,
Isabelle Cordeiro Nojosa Sombra,
Andréa Tayse de Lima Gomes,
Gisele Oliveira,
Cryslany Portela de Aguiar,
Rômulo Mágnus de Castro Sena
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
rev rene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-6783
pISSN - 1517-3852
DOI - 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000400013
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , psychosocial , psychology , exploratory research , perception , context (archaeology) , promotion (chess) , social support , qualitative research , unit (ring theory) , gerontology , nursing , medicine , social psychology , sociology , psychotherapist , geography , social science , mathematics education , neuroscience , politics , anthropology , political science , law , archaeology
To analyze the perception of the elderly on the importance of a group of experience. Methods: iIt is an exploratory, descriptive research with qualitative approach, developed at a Basic Health Unit in a county of the Brazilian northeast, with 13 elderly people attending the Group. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysis by the thematic analysis technique. Results: three empirical categories were identified: motivation to seek the group of experience, perspective concerning this group and changes perceived through participation. Conclusion: the group of experience can represent a therapeutic moment for the elderly, serving as support and strengthening the elderly in the social context, making the improvement and development of abilities as