Health literacy of older people in primary care

Acta Paulista de Enfermagem

Lisiane Manganelli Girardi Paskulin²  Carla Cristiane Becker Kottwitz Bierhals²  Daiany Borghetti Valer¹  Marinês Aires¹  Nara Veras Guimarães¹  Anemarie Raymundo Brocker¹  Laís Haase Lanziotti¹  Eliane Pinheiro De Morais² 

[1] ,Federal University of Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre RS ,Brazil

关键词: Health education;    Health literacy;    Health of the elderly;    Educação em saúde;    Alfabetização em saúde;    Saúde do idoso;    Educación en salud;    Alfabetización en salud;    Salud del anciano;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-21002012000800020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To analyze how elderly people linked to health education groups of a primary care unit seek, understand and share information, aiming to maintain and promote health throughout life. METHODS: Qualitative descriptive study, conducted with 30 elderlies linked to three groups of health education during the second semester of 2009. The data collection was performed through interviews and thematic analysis with the assistance of the NVivo software. RESULTS: Five categories of analysis were elaborated - Interest/concern in health, search, understanding, sharing and impact of information on the elderly. CONCLUSIONS: The health literacy in the groups developed in an individual perspective, focused on the prevention and treatment of injuries, respecting the history and knowledge of the subjects and appreciating the possibilities of exchange among them. The results support the planning, implementation and improvement of actions in health education with older people in primary care.

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