Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Resiliência em idosos atendidos na Rede de Atenção Básica de Saúde em município do nordeste brasileiro
2012; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 46; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0080-62342012000200009
ISSN1980-220X
AutoresCamomila Lira Ferreira, Lúcia Maria Oliveira Santos, Eulália Maria Chaves Maia,
Tópico(s)Nutrition and Health in Aging
ResumoThe objective of this study is to evaluate the capacity of resilience, self-esteem and social support among the elderly by means of an exploratory study. The convenience sample consisted of elderly users of the public healthcare network in Natal-RN, Brazil, who answered the questionnaire and the Resilience, Self-Esteem and Social Support Scales. Participants were 65 seniors, with a mean age of 71 years, 81% female, with poor socio-economic conditions. It was found that the elderly participants have resilient characteristics, positive self-esteem and social support perceived as satisfactory, despite their losses and decline due to aging. Furthermore, moderate and positive correlations were observed between resilience and self-esteem, because as one increased, the other also increased. Therefore, it appears that resilience, considered a resource that assists development, favors staying well through this critical period, as well as the protective factors, which are important health indicators.
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