1. [Elderly residents in homes for the aged: adjustment in the light of Callista Roy].
- Author
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Freitas MC, Guedes MV, de Galiza FT, Nogueira Jde M, and Onofre MR
- Subjects
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Adaptation, Psychological, Homes for the Aged, Models, Psychological
- Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the adaptation of elderly individuals voluntarily reside in Institution for the Aged (LTCF) in the city of Fortaleza-CE, based on the theoretical model of Roy. Descriptive study, in a IPLI involving thirteen elderly residents. Data collect was through interviews in the months of October and December 2011 and organized by thematic content analysis. The following themes has emerged: I Physical subdivided into body sensation and body image; Staff and I, subdivided into self-consistency and auto ideal be moral-ethical-spiritual. Thus, the option to live in ILPI not effectively changed the lives of elderly people. They managed to adapt to the local and coexist well with internal and external stimuli.
- Published
- 2014
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