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O envelhecimento é um processo complexo que envolve múltiplas dimensões da vida humana, incluindo os aspetos espirituais e religiosos que desempenham um papel significativo na vivência individual e comunitária dos idosos. Este estudo exploratório realizado na Freguesia de São Vicente, em Braga, investigou a importância da religiosidade no processo de envelhecimento em 63 idosos, institucionalizados e não institucionalizados, utilizando uma abordagem qualitativa. As entrevistas revelaram uma grande variedade de perspetivas sobre a forma como a religiosidade influencia vários domínios da vida na velhice. Os participantes descreveram práticas religiosas que variavam de profundamente integradas a nominalmente afiliadas, refletindo a diversidade na incorporação de crenças religiosas em valores, comportamentos e relações pessoais. A religião surgiu como uma fonte essencial de significado, orientação moral e coesão da comunidade, promovendo a resiliência e as estratégias de sobrevivência. Enquanto alguns encontravam conforto e paz através da fé e da oração, outros relataram experiências mais ambivalentes ou mesmo um vazio na ausência de práticas religiosas. Para além de influenciar o bem-estar emocional, a religiosidade desempenhou um papel crucial na adaptação aos desafios do envelhecimento, contribuindo para a saúde mental e promovendo valores como a tolerância e o apoio emocional nas relações interpessoais. No entanto, a natureza específica da religiosidade resultou em variações significativas dos seus efeitos nas relações pessoais, moldadas pelas crenças pessoais e pelos níveis de envolvimento religioso. Este estudo evidenciou a dinâmica do desenvolvimento espiritual ao longo da vida e a influência das experiências individuais na prática e perceção da religiosidade entre os idosos.
Ageing is a complex process that involves multiple dimensions of human life, including spiritual and religious aspects that play a significant role in the individual and community experience of the elderly. This exploratory study carried out in the parish of São Vicente, in Braga, investigated the importance of religiosity in the ageing process in 63 elderly people, both institutionalised and non-institutionalised, using a qualitative approach. The interviews revealed a wide variety of perspectives on how religiosity influences various domains of life in old age. Participants described religious practices that ranged from deeply integrated to nominally affiliated, reflecting the diversity in incorporating religious beliefs into values, behaviours and personal relationships. Religion emerged as an essential source of meaning, moral guidance and community cohesion, promoting resilience and coping strategies. While some found comfort and peace through faith and prayer, others reported more ambivalent experiences or even emptiness in the absence of religious practices. As well as influencing emotional well-being, religiosity played a crucial role in adapting to the challenges of ageing, contributing to mental health and promoting values such as tolerance and emotional support in interpersonal relationships. However, the specific nature of religiosity resulted in significant variations in its effects on personal relationships, shaped by personal beliefs and levels of religious involvement. This study highlighted the dynamics of spiritual development throughout life and the influence of individual experiences on the practice and perception of religiosity among the elderly.
Ageing is a complex process that involves multiple dimensions of human life, including spiritual and religious aspects that play a significant role in the individual and community experience of the elderly. This exploratory study carried out in the parish of São Vicente, in Braga, investigated the importance of religiosity in the ageing process in 63 elderly people, both institutionalised and non-institutionalised, using a qualitative approach. The interviews revealed a wide variety of perspectives on how religiosity influences various domains of life in old age. Participants described religious practices that ranged from deeply integrated to nominally affiliated, reflecting the diversity in incorporating religious beliefs into values, behaviours and personal relationships. Religion emerged as an essential source of meaning, moral guidance and community cohesion, promoting resilience and coping strategies. While some found comfort and peace through faith and prayer, others reported more ambivalent experiences or even emptiness in the absence of religious practices. As well as influencing emotional well-being, religiosity played a crucial role in adapting to the challenges of ageing, contributing to mental health and promoting values such as tolerance and emotional support in interpersonal relationships. However, the specific nature of religiosity resulted in significant variations in its effects on personal relationships, shaped by personal beliefs and levels of religious involvement. This study highlighted the dynamics of spiritual development throughout life and the influence of individual experiences on the practice and perception of religiosity among the elderly.
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Envelhecimento Religiosidade Espiritualidade Institucionalização Ageing Religiosity Spirituality Institutionalisation