Banca de DEFESA: THAINA SOUZA CRUZ BELMIRO

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : THAINA SOUZA CRUZ BELMIRO
DATE: 28/03/2025
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Laboratório de Psicologia, sala 622 e online via Google Meet.
TITLE:

INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: THE EXPERIENCE OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN PHILANTHROPIC LONG-TERM CARE INSTITUTIONS IN NATAL/RN

 

KEY WORDS:

Elderly; Philanthropic Long-Term Care Institution; Experiences; Hermeneutic Phenomenological Research;
Martin Heidegger.

 

PAGES: 189
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

The discussion on population aging and its social implications is an increasingly relevant topic in contemporary
society. With the extension of life expectancy and a significant increase in the number of elderly individuals over
recent decades, we have been called upon to reflect on the phenomenon of aging in this historical moment and
its peculiarities – such as the growing demand for the institutionalization of the elderly in Long-Term Care Institutions (ILPIs), which represent the most common form of care for the elderly outside the family setting. This study aimed to understand the experience of being elderly in philanthropic ILPIs in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.

Employing a phenomenological-hermeneutic research approach inspired by the thought of philosopher Martin
Heidegger, we explored the meanings attributed to institutionalization by the elderly themselves, drawing from
their lived experiences. Individual narrative interviews were conducted with three participants residing in
different ILPIs, unveiling diverse perspectives on that experience in light of their distinct life histories and
existential contexts. In our encounters with them, themes emerged such as the rupture and reconstruction of
familial bonds, challenges to autonomy and freedom within the institution, and the possibilities of constructing
(or not) a home within an ILPI. The findings highlight the complexity and uniqueness of the experience of being
an institutionalized elderly individual, as well as the need for care policies and practices that recognize the
particularities of each elderly person, valuing the potential inherent in their lives.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1879584 - ANA KARINA SILVA AZEVEDO
Externa à Instituição - DENISE MARIA MACIEL LEÃO - FURG
Externa à Instituição - ANA ANDREA BARBOSA MAUX