title: Replication of the training program in nonverbal communication in gerontology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to measure the rate of assimilation of applied content at immediate and subsequent moments after a nonverbal communication in gerontology training program.
  
  
  METHODS
  descriptive and exploratory fi eld study developed in three state administered hospitals, which attend Brazilian National Health Service (SUS) clients. The duration of the training was twelve hours, applied with 102 healthcare professionals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the results revealed that the rate of assimilation of the content immediately after the program was satisfactory, as well as being satisfactory in the aspects concept of aging; strategies to foster the independence and autonomy of the elderly person; communication interferences linked to the elderly and the professional; recognition of non-verbal functions and dimensions. The exception was the professional perception faced with aspects that influence the success of communication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  it was concluded that the replication of this program was relevant and current for the hospital context, remaining effi cient for healthcare professionals.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Teresa Cristina Gioia
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Schimidt
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003142:Communication; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009633:Nonverbal Communication