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Satisfação com a vida e o processo de institucionalização do idoso
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Nas sociedades modernas, com o significativo aumento da população envelhecida surgem novos dilemas relacionados com o envelhecimento, nomeadamente no que se refere ao incentivo da satisfação com a vida e institucionalização do idoso. A realidade da institucionalização, atualmente, depara-se com desafios constantes no que diz respeito à aplicação de medidas que promovam ao idoso institucionalizado qualidade, bem-estar e satisfação com a vida de acordo com a sua condição física e psicológica.
De acordo com o objetivo deste trabalho, em analisar o impacto do processo de institucionalização na perceção do grau da satisfação com a vida do idoso, optou-se por uma metodologia de estudo quantitativa, aceitaram participar 66 idosos residentes em quatro estruturas residenciais do concelho de Portalegre. Para a recolha de dados foi utilizado um questionário que integrou; um questionário socio-demográfico, uma escala de satisfação com a vida e um questionário de avaliação.
Os resultados finais revelam que a amostra é composta essencialmente por mulheres, viúvas, com idade superior a 85 anos. Apesar de institucionalizados, a perceção dos idosos quanto à sua satisfação com a vida é positiva, relacionada com o seu percurso vida nomeadamente com o seu percurso profissional, familiar, na transição/adaptação à reforma, a institucionalização e na sua perfectiva de futuro.
In modern societies, with the significant increase of the aging in population, new dilemmas related to aging arise, namely with regard to encouraging satisfaction with life and institutionalization of the elderly. Today the institutionalization reality faces constant challenges with regard to the application of measures that promote quality, well-being and satisfaction with life to the institutionalized elderly according to their physical and psychological condition. In accordance with the objective of this work, is analyzing the impact of the institutionalization process on the perception and how big is the life satisfaction in the elderly, a quantitative study methodology was chosen 66 elderly residents in four residential structures in the municipality of Portalegre. For data collection a questionnaire survey was used that integrated: socio-demographic questionnaire, life satisfaction scale and an evaluation questionnaire. The final results reveal that the sample is composed mainly of women, widows, aged over 85 years. Despite being institutionalized, the perception of the elderly regarding their satisfaction with life is positive, related to their life path, namely with their professional and family life, in the transition / adaptation to retirement, institutionalization and in their perspective future.
In modern societies, with the significant increase of the aging in population, new dilemmas related to aging arise, namely with regard to encouraging satisfaction with life and institutionalization of the elderly. Today the institutionalization reality faces constant challenges with regard to the application of measures that promote quality, well-being and satisfaction with life to the institutionalized elderly according to their physical and psychological condition. In accordance with the objective of this work, is analyzing the impact of the institutionalization process on the perception and how big is the life satisfaction in the elderly, a quantitative study methodology was chosen 66 elderly residents in four residential structures in the municipality of Portalegre. For data collection a questionnaire survey was used that integrated: socio-demographic questionnaire, life satisfaction scale and an evaluation questionnaire. The final results reveal that the sample is composed mainly of women, widows, aged over 85 years. Despite being institutionalized, the perception of the elderly regarding their satisfaction with life is positive, related to their life path, namely with their professional and family life, in the transition / adaptation to retirement, institutionalization and in their perspective future.
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envelhecimento ciclo de vida satisfação com a vida institucionalização life cycle satisfaction with Life institutionalization aging