“BUILDING TIES”: USE OF DIALOGUE IN PROMOTING HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY

• Main Authors: Alessandra Aniceto Ferreira de Figueirêdo, Thalmo da Costa Barros
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade de Brasília 2014-05-01
• Series: Revista Gestão & Saúde
• Subjects: Health Education. Health Promotion. Health of the Elderly.
• Online Access: http://gestaoesaude.unb.br/index.php/gestaoesaude/article/view/741/pdf

This paper aims to describe educational activities, developed with a group of the elderly in the city of Itaporanga-PB. These activities relate to the practice of health education for discussion of hypertension and diabetes, constituted by professionals in primary care of psychology, pharmacy, physiotherapy and social service core to support family health (NASF), along with the health teams family (FHS ) of the city. The groups were built by elderly between 68 and 75 years of both sexes, these being conducted in community centers, health facilities close to family. To implement these activities, were used: data projector, computer, stereo and CD player, blowing balls, sheets of paper, projection screen, speaker , microphone, chairs and tables. It was considered that were discussed pathologies that afflict this group, this action caused the service users could reflect not only on hypertension and diabetes, but also about themselves, about their daily lives through knowledge and practices shared that enabled their involvement with the care of the self and the production of life through a conscious and autonomous attitude .