title: Storytelling: a care technology in continuing education for active ageing.
abstract: assessing relevance and effectiveness of care/educational technology in the form of "storytelling" as a strategy in the cultivation of active ageing (AA) for elderly users of a Basic Health Unit (BHU), from the Amazon region.
  convergent care research (CCR) held in a BHU in Belém, state of Pará, with eight elderly ladies for testing this technology. An active ageing assessment questionnaire and WHOQOL-BREF - quality of life assessment were applied. After training with a view to continuing education, elderly ladies told stories for an audience that addressed the question: "What did you learn from it for your life?"
  tThe popular stories elicited reactions from which the following categories emerged: solidarity; respect for the other; imagination, dreams, hopes and culture of the Amazonian. This practice had a positive result, producing changes in the quality of life of the elderly, particularly in the psychological domain.
  "storytelling" proved to be an innovative technology, a relevant and effective resource in health education, especially for active ageing.
authors.affiliation: Prefeitura Municipal de Ananindeua, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Estratégia de Saúde da Família. Ananindeua-PA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Nadia Pinheiro da
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Belém-PA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sandra Helena Isse
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Polaro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Núcleo de Estudos da Terceira Idade. Florianópolis-SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eloá Aparecida Caliari
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Vahl
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Belém-PA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lucia Hisako Takase
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires