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Atendendo ao aumento da esperança média de vida e ao acentuado envelhecimento
populacional, a presente investigação, realizado no âmbito do 2ºano do Mestrado de
Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde, pretende realizar um estudo comparativo entre as
representações sociais do envelhecimento ativo de 45 idosos institucionalizados em lares
de acolhimento no distrito de Braga e de 45 cuidadores formais dos mesmos.
Foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos: Questionário Sociodemográfico,
Questionário de Avaliação Funcional Multidimensional de Idosos (OARS) (Fillenbaum
& Smyer, 1981), Questionário Atitudes face ao Envelhecimento, versão curta (AAQ-12)
(Laidlaw, Kishita, Shenkin, & Power, 2018) e Escala de Atitudes de Kogan para com as
Pessoas Idosas (AKPI) (Kogan, 1961). A implementação e recolha dos dados realizou-se
durante os meses de Fevereiro e Março, tendo as mesmas sido suspensas devido às
circunstâncias inerentes à pandemia Covid-19, e posteriormente retomadas no mês de
Julho. A análise da informação recolhida foi desenvolvida através do programa de
tratamento estatístico IBM SPSS, versão 23.
Os resultados permitiram concluir diferenças significativas entre as representações
sociais do envelhecimento ativo dos idosos e seus cuidadores formais, bem como uma
relação significativa entre as representações sociais dos cuidadores formais e o tempo de
prestação de serviços de cuidados dos mesmos. Verificou-se que variáveis
sociodemográficas como o género e o nível escolar não estavam relacionadas com as
representações sociais do envelhecimento ativo. Em contrapartida, foi encontrada uma
associação negativa entre duas dimensões das representações sociais do envelhecimento
ativo e a idade dos idosos.
Considering the increase in life expectancy and the steep ageing of the population, the current investigation, carried out under the framework of the 2nd year of Masters in Clinical Psychology and Health, intends to carry out a comparative study the social representations of active ageing of 45 elderly institutionalized in nursing homes in the Braga District and 45 formal caregivers of them. The following instruments were used: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Functional Geriatric Evaluation of the Elderly questionnaire (OARS) (Fillenbaum & Smyer, 1981), the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire, short version (AAQ-12) (Laidlaw, Kishita, Shenkin, & Power, 2018) and the Kogan Attitude toward Old People Scale (AKPI) (Kogan, 1961). The implementation and data collection took place during the months of February and March and was suspended thereafter because of the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, having been subsequently resumed in July. The analysis of the collected data was developed through the program of statistical data processing IBM SPSS, version 23. These results allowed for the conclusion that there are differences between the social representations of active ageing in the elderly and their formal caregivers, as well as a significant relationship between the social representations of formal caregivers and their time and experience as healthcare providers. It was also verified that sociodemographic variables, such as gender and school level qualifications, were not related to social representations of active ageing. Conversely, a negative association was observed between two dimensions of social representations of active ageing and the age of the elderly.
Considering the increase in life expectancy and the steep ageing of the population, the current investigation, carried out under the framework of the 2nd year of Masters in Clinical Psychology and Health, intends to carry out a comparative study the social representations of active ageing of 45 elderly institutionalized in nursing homes in the Braga District and 45 formal caregivers of them. The following instruments were used: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Functional Geriatric Evaluation of the Elderly questionnaire (OARS) (Fillenbaum & Smyer, 1981), the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire, short version (AAQ-12) (Laidlaw, Kishita, Shenkin, & Power, 2018) and the Kogan Attitude toward Old People Scale (AKPI) (Kogan, 1961). The implementation and data collection took place during the months of February and March and was suspended thereafter because of the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, having been subsequently resumed in July. The analysis of the collected data was developed through the program of statistical data processing IBM SPSS, version 23. These results allowed for the conclusion that there are differences between the social representations of active ageing in the elderly and their formal caregivers, as well as a significant relationship between the social representations of formal caregivers and their time and experience as healthcare providers. It was also verified that sociodemographic variables, such as gender and school level qualifications, were not related to social representations of active ageing. Conversely, a negative association was observed between two dimensions of social representations of active ageing and the age of the elderly.
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Representações sociais Envelhecimento ativo Idosos Cuidadores Social representations Active aging Elderly Formal caregivers