Interdisciplinary practices in promoting the health of older adults/ Praticas interdisciplinares na promocao da saude da pessoa idosa/ Practicas interdisciplinarias en la promocion de la salud de las personas mayores

• Published in: Revista enfermagem UERJ Vol. 23; no. 6; p. 773
• Main Authors: Costa, Milena Silva, Leite, Eliane de Sousa, Torquato, Jamili Anbar, Costa, Iluska Pinto, Sarmento, Ana Margareth Marques Fonseca, Moreira, Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro- Uerj 01.11.2015
• ISSN: 0104-3552
• DOI: 10.12957/reuerj.2015.21628

This quanti-qualitative, descriptive study aimed to ascertain the health promotion practices applied to a group of older adults by an interdisciplinary care team. Twelve 12 health professionals of the senior care group, Amigos de Irma Fernanda, in Cajazeiras, Paraiba State, answered a questionnaire in 2013. Content analysis of their responses highlighted: the participants' understanding of health promotion for the elderly; the structure of the work; the activities relating to health education and interdisciplinarity; the efficacy of the practices that resulted in improved quality of life for the older adults; and the challenges involved in promoting the activities were chronic diseases, and a lack of human and material resources. It is considered that to promote health requires knowledge, teamwork and proactivity in order for the results to emerge in the older adults' quality of life.