A IMPORTÂNCIA DA UNIVERSIDADE SÉNIOR PARA UM ENVELHECIMENTO ATIVO: UNIVERSIDADE SÉNIOR DE MACHICO - UM ESTUDO DE CASO NA RAM
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https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v5.i3.14531Keywords:
Envelhecimento, Envelhecimento Ativo, Idoso, Madeira, Universidades Seniores, Aging, Elderly, Active aging, Madeira Island, Senior UniversitiesAbstract
RESUMO
O presente estudo assumiu como objetivo central perceber a importância da universidade sénior USM, insular, na perspetiva de quem a frequenta – especificidades e mudança positiva que proporciona. Esta investigação baseou-se num estudo de caso utilizando técnica a análise documental e instrumentos a entrevista semi diretiva (n=4) e um inquérito por questionário dirigido aos alunos seniores da USM (n=36).Através da recolha de dados concluiu-se que a universidade sénior estudada veio modificar o dia-a-dia dos seus alunos preenchendo um espaço que mais tarde veio revelar-se imprescindível nas suas vidas. Veio igualmente contribuir para um envelhecimento ativo, na medida que se observou que os idosos participantes na amostra do estudo criaram laços sociais, amizades, adquiram e partilham saberes que proporcionaram a sua participação social, transformando-os em seres mais envolvidos no seio em que se inserem assim como em novos ambientes e no aprofundamento de novos conhecimentos, constituindo-se a USM também numa resposta contra a solidão e isolamento. Embora com as suas particularidades, os dados vêm no sentido do defendido pela Organização Mundial de Saúde, pelas Universidades Seniores e outros autores de relevo no domínio.
ABSTRACT
The main objective of this study was to understand the importance of the USM university, insular, in the perspective of those who attend it - the positive change it provides. This research was based on a case study using documental analysis technique and instruments the semi-directive interview (n = 4) and a questionnaire survey directed to USM senior students (n = 36). Through the collection of data it was concluded that the university studied senior has changed the day to day of their students filling a space that later came to prove essential in their lives. It also contributed to an active aging, as it was observed that the elderly participants in the sample of the study created social bonds, acquaintances, acquire and share knowledge that provided their social participation, transforming them into more involved beings in the as well as in new environments and in the deepening of new knowledge, constituting the USM also in a response against solitude and isolation. Although with their particularities, the data come in the sense advocated by the World Health Organization, the Senior Universities and other prominent authors in the field.
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