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0034/2014 - Health education as main alternative to promote the health of the elderly
Educação em saúde como principal alternativa para promover a saúde do idoso

Author:

• Danielli Gavião Mallmann - Mallmann,Danielli Gavião - Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - <dani_mallmann@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Eliane Maria Ribeiro de Vasconcelos - Vasconcelos, E. M. R. - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - <dani_mallmann@hotmail.com>
• Josueida Carvalho Sousa - Sousa,Josueida Carvalho - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - <dani_mallmann@hotmail.com>
• Nelson Miguel Galindo Neto. - Galindo Neto, Nelson Miguel - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - <dani_mallmann@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde do Idoso

Abstract:

This is an integrative review, which aimed to identify scientific evidence about the health educational activities directed at health promotion of the elderly. The search for articles was conducted in MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF, CINAHL databases and the virtual library SciELO by crossing the descriptors Health Education, Aged, Aging, Health of the elderly, Health Promotion and Quality of Life, including articles published in the period 2003-2013, in English, Spanish and Portuguese, conducted with elderly. Were selected eight articles, of which it was realized the quality of life and the promotion of healthy aging as resulting factors of the strategies of health education. The actions of health education for the elderly require methodologies that attempt to the complexity of the aging process and list the factors surrounding the individual, such as beliefs, values, norms and ways of life.

Keywords:

Health education, promotion Aging promotion health Aging, Quality of life

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Mallmann,Danielli Gavião, Vasconcelos, E. M. R., Sousa,Josueida Carvalho, Galindo Neto, Nelson Miguel. Health education as main alternative to promote the health of the elderly. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2014/Jul). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/health-education-as-main-alternative-to-promote-the-health-of-the-elderly/15018?id=15018&id=15018



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