title: [Perception of students on the elderly and their duties: the case of the health].
abstract: This is a retrospective study which aimed at examining college students' perceptions about the elderly and their rights, and to investigate knowledge about the elderly rights. Participated in this study 63 students from different courses (both sexes) in the academic realm. We collected information in a semi-structured interview focused on issues pertinent to the rights of the aged and the elderly Data were analyzed with the technique of thematic content analysis. The results are presented in categories under the Constitution are interpreted Federal Civil Code and the National Policy for the Elderly, in particular the rights to health. The results showed negative perceptions of students about the elderly and little knowledge about the rights of the elderly, particularly the larger, such as receiving special medication, be treated primarily in hospitals, do not suffer from embarrassment in public health services, right to full health, among others.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. rodrigo_paredes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rodrigo Silva Paredes
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Maria do Socorro Costa Feitosa
authors.initials: Mdo S
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Antonia Oliveira
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D002961:Civil Rights; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult