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Content On Active Ageing In University Degrees: A Study In Spain And Portugal

2024; Volume: 50; Issue: 182 Linguagem: Inglês

10.33776/amc.v50i182.7638

2173-6855

Emilia Moreno Sánchez, Francisco-Javier Gago-Valiente, María Isabel Mendoza Sierra, Jesús Sáez Padilla, Estefanía Castillo Viera, Maria Cristina Campos de Sousa Faria, Sandra Lozano, Susana I. Justo‐Henriques, Emília Costa, Maria José Gouveia, Diana Morais,

Aging and Gerontology Research

Background: to analyse the study plans of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the University of Huelva (Spain), the Beja Polytechnic Institute (Portugal) and the Algarve University (Portugal), to identify content on attention to diversity, ageing and the four pillars of the World Health Organisation for this population (health, safety, continuous learning, and participation). Methods: a methodology was carried out mixed research, in the first place a quantitative phase of data analysis was carried out, for which the statistical program SPSS was used for the observation of frequencies and percentages. In the second phase of the work, and in a qualitative way, carried out an analysis of the content of the program collected in the syllabuses. Results: of the total of the 54 degrees analysed, content related to active aging or, the 4 basic pillars that the WHO comments to address it, were only found in a visible way in the degrees related to the disciplines of Physical Activity, Psychology, Social Sciences, Gerontology, Nursing, and Special Education. Conclusions: this work shows that there is a lack of content on care for ageing in many university degrees that enables students to work with this specific population group. This analysis led to the conclusion that many professionals who have contact with the senior population do not receive the necessary training to respond to the particular needs of individuals in this age group.