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Diagnóstico Gerontológico da População Sénior da Freguesia de Oliveira do Douro
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Atualmente as mudanças demográficas exigem a necessidade de repensar o papel do idoso na
sociedade. Como tal, os trabalhadores sociais devem identificar as necessidades e expetativas do
idoso, adotando estratégias que conduzam ao envelhecimento ativo e bem-sucedido. Neste
âmbito, o projeto que aqui se apresenta suportou-se nos dados do diagnóstico gerontológico da
freguesia de Oliveira do Douro. A investigadora, conhecedora do local, parte da constatação de
que as respostas existentes não vão ao encontro da heterogeneidade do público mais velho que
reside neste contexto territorial. Numa fase inicial entrevistou-se diferentes agentes locais, sendo
este o ponto de partida para identificar as problemáticas dos idosos. De seguida, aplicamos o
inquérito por questionário que englobou diferentes dimensões – a caraterização
sociodemográfica; as redes de apoio e sociabilidades; as acessibilidades e condições
habitacionais; os hábitos de vida e lazer e a condição de saúde. Através desta análise exploramos
o tipo de rendimentos, o percurso profissional, o contacto que mantêm com a família, amigos e
vizinhos e o suporte prestado, as condições habitacionais e as barreiras arquitetónicas, os gostos
e atividades diárias praticadas, o associativismo e o voluntariado, os projetos que ambicionam
participar enquanto tempo de lazer, como avaliam a saúde física e cognitiva, os serviços de saúde
e o tipo de resposta que idealizam utilizar no futuro. A amostra é constituída por 78 indivíduos,
considerando-se como critérios de inclusão a idade igual ou superior a 65 anos, não estarem
integrados em respostas sociais e residirem na freguesia de Oliveira do Douro. Para o tratamento
dos dados utilizamos o programa estatístico Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM
SPSSS), versão 23.0 para Windows, com vista a descrever e a caracterizar a amostra em estudo.
Posteriormente, foram criados dois grupos de discussão com 24 idosos para aprofundar o estudo
quantitativo. Os resultados revelaram diferentes necessidades (baixos níveis de escolaridade,
limitações decorrentes dos parcos recursos económicos, isolamento, falta de retaguarda familiar,
arruamentos e acessibilidades em fracas condições de conservação, fraca participação associativa
e voluntária, baixo investimento na promoção do envelhecimento ativo, fragilidade
emocional/social nas mulheres e desigualdades no acesso à saúde), que resultaram na elaboração
do projeto ARCOS constituído por dois eixos de intervenção: a criação de um polo pró-ativo e
um polo preventivo, assentes na perspetiva de promover o bem-estar biopsicossocial dos idosos
e a sua participação social com vista ao envelhecimento ativo e bem-sucedido.
Currently demographic changes require the need to rethink the elderly's role in society. As such, social workers should identify the needs and expectations of the elderly, adopting strategies that lead to active and successful aging. In this context, the project presented here is supported in gerontology diagnostic data from Oliveira do Douro parish. The investigator, familiar with the local area, proceeds from an observation that existing responses do not meet the diversity of the older audience that resides in the local territorial context. Initially different local agents were interviewed, which was the starting point to identify the problems of the elderly. Then we applied the survey which included different dimensions - socio-demographic characterization; support networks and sociability; accessibility and living conditions; the lifestyle and leisure habits and health condition. Through this analysis we explored the types of income, the career path, the contact they keep with family, friends and neighbors and provided support, housing conditions and architectural barriers, tastes and daily activities practiced, the associativism and volunteering, projects they aim to participate as leisure time, how they evaluate their physical and cognitive health, health services and the type of response they idealize to use in the future. The sample consists of 78 individuals, considering as inclusion criteria age less or equal than 65 years, individuals not integrated in social responses and residing in Oliveira do Douro parish. For the treatment of the data we used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM SPSS) version 23.0 for Windows, in order to describe and characterize the sample in question. Later two discussion groups with 24 seniors were created to deepen the quantitative study. The results revealed different needs (low levels of education, limitations due to scarce economic resources, isolation, lack of family back-up, roads and accessibility in poor conditions, low association and voluntary participation, low investment in the promotion of active aging, emotional/social fragility in women and inequalities on health service access), which resulted in the elaboration of the project ARCHES consisting of two lines of intervention: creating a proactive pole and a preventive polo, based on the perspective of promoting biopsychosocial welfare of seniors and their social participation with an outlook to active and successful aging.
Currently demographic changes require the need to rethink the elderly's role in society. As such, social workers should identify the needs and expectations of the elderly, adopting strategies that lead to active and successful aging. In this context, the project presented here is supported in gerontology diagnostic data from Oliveira do Douro parish. The investigator, familiar with the local area, proceeds from an observation that existing responses do not meet the diversity of the older audience that resides in the local territorial context. Initially different local agents were interviewed, which was the starting point to identify the problems of the elderly. Then we applied the survey which included different dimensions - socio-demographic characterization; support networks and sociability; accessibility and living conditions; the lifestyle and leisure habits and health condition. Through this analysis we explored the types of income, the career path, the contact they keep with family, friends and neighbors and provided support, housing conditions and architectural barriers, tastes and daily activities practiced, the associativism and volunteering, projects they aim to participate as leisure time, how they evaluate their physical and cognitive health, health services and the type of response they idealize to use in the future. The sample consists of 78 individuals, considering as inclusion criteria age less or equal than 65 years, individuals not integrated in social responses and residing in Oliveira do Douro parish. For the treatment of the data we used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM SPSS) version 23.0 for Windows, in order to describe and characterize the sample in question. Later two discussion groups with 24 seniors were created to deepen the quantitative study. The results revealed different needs (low levels of education, limitations due to scarce economic resources, isolation, lack of family back-up, roads and accessibility in poor conditions, low association and voluntary participation, low investment in the promotion of active aging, emotional/social fragility in women and inequalities on health service access), which resulted in the elaboration of the project ARCHES consisting of two lines of intervention: creating a proactive pole and a preventive polo, based on the perspective of promoting biopsychosocial welfare of seniors and their social participation with an outlook to active and successful aging.
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Diagnóstico gerontológico Envelhecimento-ativo e bem-sucedido Autonomia Participação e saúde