SIGNIFICADOS ATRIBUÍDOS AO CUIDADO DE SI NO PROCESSO DE ENVELHECIMENTO

DOI: 10.53524/lit.edt.978-65-84528-35-2/04

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Envelhecimento. Cuidado de si. Saúde. Idoso.

KEYWORDS: Aging. Take care of yourself. Health. Elderly.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To verify how self-care in aging has been addressed in the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Integrative literature review, carried out between September 2021 and June 2022. The research was carried out through consultations in the Medline, Web of science, SciELO and Lilacs databases. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: 84 studies were identified. With the application of the eligibility criteria, ten were incorporated into the composition of the review. In view of the analysis of the studies, there was a predominance of the indispensable promotion of aging, in which records were observed about the denial of aging through the process of senescence, the need for responsibility to take care of oneself, the promotion of health based on self-care and the importance of preservation of functional independence. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Different conceptions of health with regard to aging were evident. In this scenario, there are numerous elements that impact the perception of care, such as existing relationships, the support networks offered, the elderly person' s conception of themselves, the environment in which they find themselves, and the possibility of carrying out self-care.

Autor

  • Abimael de Carvalho

  • Alexia Dayene Martins Luz

  • Michelle Vicente Torres

Desenvolvido por Alexsander Arcelino