Envelhecimento: conhecer as razões da resistência dos idosos à participação nas atividades promovidas
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2020-02-28
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Em Portugal e no mundo em geral o aumento do número de idosos é uma realidade que tende em crescer muito devido ao aumento da esperança de vida e às alterações demográficas. O envelhecimento da população tornou-se num problema social na qual impõe vários desafios às novas políticas e à sociedade. Neste sentido, o aparecimento de respostas sociais como por exemplo as ERPIS, apoio domiciliários, centros de dia entre outras, contribuem muito para esta longevidade através da promoção de um envelhecimento ativo, este novo paradigma de envelhecimento é caraterizado por três pilares: a saúde, segurança e participação. Este último foi eleito como tema a ser pesquisado, circunscrevendo-se às razões da resistência dos idosos à participação nas atividades promovidas por uma IPSS (Associação Cultural e Social de Santa Eugénia) localizada numa freguesia rural do Concelho de Alijó. O presente estudo tem, assim, como objetivos compreender se os idosos têm conhecimento das atividades, se foram auscultados e implicados na definição das atividades, perceber a opinião e quais os constrangimentos que levam os idosos a não aderir às atividades propostas pela instituição que são apoiados. A investigação é sustentada numa amostra de utentes idosos que não frequentavam, por opção, as atividades da Associação Cultural e Social de Santa Eugénia. Após o estudo verificou-se que os idosos auscultados e implicados têm conhecimento das atividades proporcionadas pela Associação e Rede Social e, 80% dos entrevistados alegam problemas de saúde para não frequentarem as atividades, no entanto, todos concordam com as atividades propostas e realizadas.
In Portugal, and the world in general, the increasing number of elders is a reality that tends to grow due to the higher life expectancy and the demographic changes. The ageing population became a social problem which imposes several challenges to new politics and the society. In this manner, the appearing of social answers such as the ERPIS, home support, day centers between others, largely contribute to this longevity through the promotion of active ageing, this new paradigm of aging is characterized by three pillars: health, security and participation. This last one was chosen as the theme to be researched, circumscribing to the reasons of the elders resistance to the participation on the activities promoted by an IPSS (Associação Cultural e Social de Santa Eugénia) located in a rural civil parish of the municipality of Alijó. This study has as objectives to comprehend if the elders have knowledge of the activities, if they were heard and implied in the definition of the activities, to understand the opinion and the awkwardness that leads elders to not enroll in the activities proposed by the institution that supports them. The investigation is based in a sample of elderly users that didn’t attend the activities promoted by the Associação Cultural e Social de Santa Eugénia. After the study, it was verified that the heard and implicated elders had knowledge of the activities by the association and social network and that 80% of the interviewed claim health issues to not participate in said activities, however, they all agree with the proposed and performed activities.
In Portugal, and the world in general, the increasing number of elders is a reality that tends to grow due to the higher life expectancy and the demographic changes. The ageing population became a social problem which imposes several challenges to new politics and the society. In this manner, the appearing of social answers such as the ERPIS, home support, day centers between others, largely contribute to this longevity through the promotion of active ageing, this new paradigm of aging is characterized by three pillars: health, security and participation. This last one was chosen as the theme to be researched, circumscribing to the reasons of the elders resistance to the participation on the activities promoted by an IPSS (Associação Cultural e Social de Santa Eugénia) located in a rural civil parish of the municipality of Alijó. This study has as objectives to comprehend if the elders have knowledge of the activities, if they were heard and implied in the definition of the activities, to understand the opinion and the awkwardness that leads elders to not enroll in the activities proposed by the institution that supports them. The investigation is based in a sample of elderly users that didn’t attend the activities promoted by the Associação Cultural e Social de Santa Eugénia. After the study, it was verified that the heard and implicated elders had knowledge of the activities by the association and social network and that 80% of the interviewed claim health issues to not participate in said activities, however, they all agree with the proposed and performed activities.
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Dissertação apresentada a Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro para obtenção do
grau de Mestre em Serviço Social
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envelhecimento ativo , resistência às atividades