PERCEPTION OF PURPOSE IN LIFE OF ELDERLY WITH DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS

Authors

  • Pollyana Pagliaro Borges Soares Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM
  • Jurema Ribeiro Luiz Gonçalves Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM
  • Elisângela de Assis Amaro Fisioterapeuta. Membro efetivo no grupo de pesquisa NInPES.
  • Carolina Camargos Corrêa Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Anquelins Patrícia do Amaral Fisioterapeuta. Membro efetivo no grupo de pesquisa NInPES.
  • Divanice Contim Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i4.41553

Keywords:

Senior Community Centers, Aging, Perception.

Abstract

The present study aimed to describe the way in which elderly with depressive symptoms perceive their purpose/meaning in life. It is a qualitative study with 17 elderly with depressive symptoms registered at a Health Care Service for Elderly Patients in a city in Minas Gerais. Narrative data were obtained through semi-structured interviews in April and May, 2013. The information extracted from the interviews were analyzed by Collective Subjective Discourse methodology based on the Theory of Social Representations. For the respondents, their quality of life was related to taking care of the family, sense of fulfillment or non-fulfillment, divine purpose, preservation of friendship and satisfaction with life. When the wishes and the knowledge of elderly individuals, built during their lives, are considered, understood and respected these individuals tend to have a positive perception of life.

Author Biographies

Pollyana Pagliaro Borges Soares, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM

Mestre pelo Programa de Pós-graduação stricto sensu em Atenção à Saúde

Jurema Ribeiro Luiz Gonçalves, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM

Professor Adjunto junto ao Curso de Enfermagem. Atua junto ao Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto sensu em Atenção à Saúde.

Elisângela de Assis Amaro, Fisioterapeuta. Membro efetivo no grupo de pesquisa NInPES.

Especialista em Docência no Ensino Superior Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Carolina Camargos Corrêa, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Graduanda do curso de Enfermagem Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Anquelins Patrícia do Amaral, Fisioterapeuta. Membro efetivo no grupo de pesquisa NInPES.

Fisioterapeuta. Especialista em Docência no Ensino Superior Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Divanice Contim, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM

Enfermeira. Doutora em Ciências. Professora da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

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Published

2015-11-17

How to Cite

Soares, P. P. B., Gonçalves, J. R. L., Amaro, E. de A., Corrêa, C. C., Amaral, A. P. do, & Contim, D. (2015). PERCEPTION OF PURPOSE IN LIFE OF ELDERLY WITH DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i4.41553

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2015)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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