0281/2020 - O corpo na velhice e suas relações com as quedas a partir da narrativa de idosos. The body in old age and its relationships with fallsthe elderly narrative.
Esta pesquisa teve como enfoque investigar o corpo na velhice e suas relações com a queda. Partiu-se do pressuposto do corpo como uma construção histórica, social e cultural e da velhice substituída pela ideia da terceira idade. A queda é considerada um evento complexo com consequências graves para a pessoa idosa. O objetivo do estudo foi investigar a vivência do corpo na velhice e sua relação com as quedas. A pesquisa de natureza qualitativa realizou entrevistas semiestruturadas com 14 indivíduos entre 68 e 75 anos com ou sem história de quedas e que frequentavam um ambulatório de geriatria de uma autarquia hospitalar na cidade de São Paulo, entre setembro de 2017 e junho de 2018. As entrevistas foram transcritas e foi feita análise de conteúdo do material. Os resultados indicaram que o corpo é vivido como expressão de uma essência que se deseja e se projeta como jovem e cair torna-se um reflexo da velhice e a exposição de uma falha. A vivência de corpo não parece interferir diretamente sobre o risco para a queda, no entanto, sua compreensão, bem como a representação da queda na velhice, fornecem subsídios para uma abordagem preventiva em relação a esse evento.
Palavras-chave:
Corpo humano; Imagem corporal; Envelhecimento; Acidentes por quedas; Saúde do Idoso; Pesquisa qualitativa.
Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to investigate the body in old age and its relationships with falls. It was based on the assumption that the body is a historical, social and cultural construction, and that the idea of old age has been replaced by the idea of third age. Falls are considered a complex event with serious consequences for the elderly. The objective of the study was to investigate the experience of the body at old age and its relationships with falls. Using a qualitative method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 individuals, 68 to 75 years old, with or without history of falls, who attended a geriatric outpatient clinic at a hospital autarchy in the city of São Paulo,September 2017 to June 2018. The interviews were transcribed and an analysis of their content was made. The results showed a body which is experienced as the expression of an essence that is desired and is projected as a young one and falling becomes a reflection of old age and the exposure of a failure. The body experience does not seem to interfere directly with the risk of falls. However, its comprehension, as well as the representation of falls in old age, provides support to a preventive approach to this event.
Keywords:
Human body; Body image; Ageing; Accidental falls; Health of the elderly; Qualitative research.
The body in old age and its relationships with fallsthe elderly narrative.
Resumo (abstract):
The purpose of this research was to investigate the body in old age and its relationships with falls. It was based on the assumption that the body is a historical, social and cultural construction, and that the idea of old age has been replaced by the idea of third age. Falls are considered a complex event with serious consequences for the elderly. The objective of the study was to investigate the experience of the body at old age and its relationships with falls. Using a qualitative method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 individuals, 68 to 75 years old, with or without history of falls, who attended a geriatric outpatient clinic at a hospital autarchy in the city of São Paulo,September 2017 to June 2018. The interviews were transcribed and an analysis of their content was made. The results showed a body which is experienced as the expression of an essence that is desired and is projected as a young one and falling becomes a reflection of old age and the exposure of a failure. The body experience does not seem to interfere directly with the risk of falls. However, its comprehension, as well as the representation of falls in old age, provides support to a preventive approach to this event.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
Human body; Body image; Ageing; Accidental falls; Health of the elderly; Qualitative research.
Estrêla, A.T.C, Machin, Rosana. O corpo na velhice e suas relações com as quedas a partir da narrativa de idosos.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2020/set). [Citado em 22/12/2024].
Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/artigos/o-corpo-na-velhice-e-suas-relacoes-com-as-quedas-a-partir-da-narrativa-de-idosos/17763?id=17763
