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Novo conceito de "Lar" para idosos com demência
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O envelhecimento da população está a ser um fenómeno mundial; a população residente no nosso país tem vindo a sofrer um envelhecimento demográfico que se prevê continuado.
Associado ao processo de envelhecimento aumentam as probabilidades de ocorrência de doenças e de sequelas nas funções físicas, psíquicas e sociais, surgindo com frequência as situações habitualmente designadas de “demência”, que são perturbações mentais que afetam em geral os adultos mais idosos.
É nessa altura da vida, na fase de envelhecimento, que a pessoa se confronta com perdas significativas, não só de pessoas mas também com a perda de autonomia. E é esta perda de autonomia que, normalmente, leva à institucionalização dos idosos, uma vez que eles próprios já não conseguem realizar as atividades da vida diária e as famílias não têm tempo para os ajudar.
Tendo em conta o aumento crescente de idosos a viver em estruturas residenciais para idosos, torna-se necessário o melhoramento da natureza dos lares e a existência de profissionais devidamente capacitados no sentido de responder às necessidades da população idosa, tendo como objetivo primordial a segurança e o bem-estar geral dos idosos.
No sentido de melhorar o bem-estar dos idosos com demência que vivem em lares, é a apresentação de um novo conceito de lar que se propõe neste trabalho, com apoio nos resultados de um estudo qualitativo por entrevista a 6 idosos, tanto do sexo feminino como do sexo masculino, com idades compreendidas entre os 70 e os 88 anos de idade. Para uma melhor compreensão das patologias do idoso e das suas necessidades de vida diária, contámos também com as vozes de duas pessoas peritas na área dos idosos.
Em síntese, as entrevistas realizadas aos idosos revelaram que a ida para um lar de idosos não é tida como uma vontade ou um desejo.
Population aging is a global phenomenon; the population living in our country has been suffering from an aging population that is expected to continue. Associated with the aging process, the likelihood of disease and sequel increases in the physical, psychic and social functions, often occurring situations commonly called "dementia", which are mental disorders that affect older adults in general. It is at this time of life, in the phase of aging, that one is confronted with significant losses; not only of people, but also with the loss of autonomy, and it is this loss of autonomy that normally leads to the institutionalization of the elderly, since they themselves are no longer able to perform the activities of daily life and in these times, families do not have time to help them. In view of the growing number of elderly people living in residential structures for the elderly, it is necessary to improve the nature of the homes and the existence of properly trained professionals to respond to the needs of the elderly population, with the primary objective of security and the general well-being of the elderly. In order to improve the well-being of the elderly with dementia living in homes, it is the presentation of a new concept of home that is proposed in this work, with support in the results of a qualitative study by interview to 6 elderly, both females and males, between the ages of 70 and 88 years. For a better understanding of the pathologies of the elderly and their needs of daily life, we also have the voices of two excellent people in the area of the elderly. In conclusion, the interviews conducted with the elderly revealed that going to a nursing home is not considered as a will or a desire.
Population aging is a global phenomenon; the population living in our country has been suffering from an aging population that is expected to continue. Associated with the aging process, the likelihood of disease and sequel increases in the physical, psychic and social functions, often occurring situations commonly called "dementia", which are mental disorders that affect older adults in general. It is at this time of life, in the phase of aging, that one is confronted with significant losses; not only of people, but also with the loss of autonomy, and it is this loss of autonomy that normally leads to the institutionalization of the elderly, since they themselves are no longer able to perform the activities of daily life and in these times, families do not have time to help them. In view of the growing number of elderly people living in residential structures for the elderly, it is necessary to improve the nature of the homes and the existence of properly trained professionals to respond to the needs of the elderly population, with the primary objective of security and the general well-being of the elderly. In order to improve the well-being of the elderly with dementia living in homes, it is the presentation of a new concept of home that is proposed in this work, with support in the results of a qualitative study by interview to 6 elderly, both females and males, between the ages of 70 and 88 years. For a better understanding of the pathologies of the elderly and their needs of daily life, we also have the voices of two excellent people in the area of the elderly. In conclusion, the interviews conducted with the elderly revealed that going to a nursing home is not considered as a will or a desire.
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Envelhecimento Idosos Demência Lar Aging Elderly Dementia Nursing home