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- Title
Social representations of integrative community therapy by the elderly.
- Authors
Gonçalves de Moura, Samilla; de Oliveira Ferreira Filha, Maria; Silva Paredes Moreira, Maria Adelaide; Albino Simpson, Clélia; Rangel Tura, Luiz Fernando; Oliveira Silva, Antônia
- Abstract
Objective: To elicit the social representations of the elderly regarding integrative community therapy (ICT). Method: This is an exploratory study conducted with 273 elderly people in a municipality of northeastern Brazil, in 2014. It is based on the theory of social representations and the free-association test for the inductor term "integrative community therapy". The data were processed using EVOC software and examined with the structural approach of social representations, followed by a similarity analysis and confrontation with literature. Results: The organisation and meaning of the representations of ICT chiefly occurred through the core element: Group. Conclusion: The analysis revealed that the ICT is a support network for the elderly, where they feel they belong to a group and feel empowered through participation in the sessions.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; GROUP psychotherapy; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL sampling; LABELING theory; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Revista Gaucha de Enfermagem, 2017, Vol 38, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0102-6933
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1983-1447.2017.02.55067