PERCEPTIONS OF HUMAN AGING AND QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE DISCOURSE OF ELDERLY STUDENTS FROM AN OPEN UNIVERSITY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

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https://doi.org/10.5212/Rev.Conexao.v.16.15054.033

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The aim of this article is to understand the perceptions of human aging and quality of life in the discourse of the elderly who participate in the university outreach project Universidade Aberta para a Melhor Idade, aimed at the elderly, developed at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul. The research was developed, using a questionnaire, with three questions related to the elderly’s perceptions in relation to the project they took part in, identifying through their speech, a concern in becoming more socially active, having better quality of life, as well as taking better care of their own physical and mental health. Our results led to the conclusion that the elderly who participated in this project reached a new perspective in relation to the individual "being", valuing their independence and autonomy as human beings, and establishing relationships with themselves by becoming objects of their own knowledge.

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Márcia Maria de Medeiros, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul - UEMS

Professora da Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS), Dourados - MS, Brasil. Doutorado em Letras.

Regina Maria Lima Carbonaro, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul - UEMS

Aluna de Graduação da Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS), Dourados - MS, Brasil.

Márcia Regina Martins Alvarenga, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul - UEMS

Professora da Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS), Dourados - MS, Brasil. Doutorado em Enfermagem.

Aline Nunes Menezes, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul - UEMS

Aluna de Mestrado da Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS), Dourados - MS, Brasil.

Luiz Alberto Ruiz da Silva, Centro Universitário da Grande Dourados - UNIGRANNet

Professor do Centro Universitário da Grande Dourados (UNIGRANNet), Dourados - MS, Brasil. Mestrado Profissional em Ensino em Saúde.

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2020-06-24

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2020): Publicação Contínua

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ARTIGOS

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