title: [Social representations on aging by primary care health workers].
abstract: The objective of this study was to get to know the social representations on aging developed by primary care health workers. This is an exploratory study involving 204 primary health care workers, in the city of João Pessoa, in the state of Paraíba. For data collection we used a semi-structured interview. The data obtained from 204 interviews was analyzed with the help of the Alceste software version 2010. The results indicated five classes or categories: vision of aging,psychosocial dimensions, a time of doubts, aging as a process, and aging versus disease, with positive content: joy, care, children, retirement, caregiver rights, maturity and wisdom, as well as negative factors: impairments, decadence, neglect, fragility, limitation, wrinkles, dependency and disease. It was observed that these meanings associated with aging express the need for total and humanized elderly care.
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. cristinakatya@bol.com.br
authors: Cristina Katya Torres Teixeira
authors: CK
authors: Mendes
authors: Maria do Socorro Costa Feitosa
authors: Mdo S
authors: Alves
authors: Antonia Oliveira
authors: AO
authors: Silva
authors: Maria Adelaide Silva
authors: MA
authors: Paredes
authors: Tatyanni Peixoto
authors: TP
authors: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012961:Sociology; D055815:Young Adult