NDLI: Perfil do apoio social de idosos no município de Natal, Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil, 2010-2011

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Perfil do apoio social de idosos no município de Natal, Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil, 2010-2011

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Author	Amaral, Fabienne Louise Juvêncio Dos Santos Guerra, Ricardo Oliveira Nascimento, Aline Freire Falcão Maciel, Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Objetivo: descrever o apoio social de idosos residentes em uma comunidade no municipio de Natal, Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Metodos: estudo descritivo, realizado entre novembro de 2010 e julho de 2011, com uma amostra por conveniencia de 300 idosos; utilizou-se questionario estruturado, contendo informacoes sociodemograficas, economicas e de saude fisica; para avaliacao do apoio social, foram utilizados o questionario da pesquisa ‘Saude, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento’ e o ‘Mapa Minimo de Relacoes do Idoso’; os dados foram submetidos a analise estatistica descritiva. Resultados: observouse que 26,3 por cento e 25,7 por cento dos idosos apresentaram baixa frequencia de ajudas recebidas e ajudas prestadas, respectivamente; constatou-se que os membros da familia eram os principais provedores de ajuda. Conclusao: a rede de apoio ao idoso completa-se mediante vinculos expressivos com familiares, amigos e membros da comunidade; destaca-se a ausencia de ajudas fornecidas pelos servicos de saude. (AU) Objective: to describe social support for elderly residents in a community in the city of Natal, state of Rio Grande do Norte. Methods: a descriptive study conducted between November/2010 and July/2011 with a convenience sample of 300 elderly people. We used a structured questionnaire to obtain sociodemographic, economic and physical health data. The ‘Health, Welfare and Aging’ survey questionnaire and the ‘Minimum Map of Elderly Connections’ were used to assess social support. The data underwent descriptive statistical analysis. Results: 26.3 per cent of the elderly were found to have low frequency of aid received and 25.7 per cent had low frequency of aid provided. Family members were seen to be the principal aid providers. Conclusion: the elderly support network is completed through expressive ties with family, friends and community members. The absence of aid provided by health services stood out. (AU)
Starting Page	335
Ending Page	346
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.5123/S1679-49742013000200015
Volume Number	22
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://scielo.iec.gov.br/pdf/ess/v22n2/v22n2a15.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742013000200015
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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