A Solidão dos Cabelos Brancos: abandono a pessoa idosa na Instituição de Longa Permanência na cidade de Cachoeira - BA

Abstract

The present paper, “The White-Haired Loneliness: Abandoning the Elderly in the LongTerm Institution in the City of Cachoeira-BA”, aims to understand how the abandonment in the lives of the elderly inserted in the context of institutionalization, specifically in the Aconchego Home. The epistemologically proposed path to reach the goal is exposed through the specific objectives, which initially seeks to understand the aging process, then map the emergence of Long-term Institutions, and consequently trace the profile of these elderly inserted in these institutions, then to present, through the historical course, how the right to the elderly is realized, and finally to identify how the abandonment of the elderly inserted in the context of institutionalization actually manifests. This research was conducted with the long-term institution users who are in abandonment, using the qualitative approach as a method because it is a study that approaches reality through the natural environment of the research, and has explanatory purpose, considering the most appropriate for the type of analysis which will be performed because it is concerned with identifying the factors that determine or contribute to the occurrence of the phenomena. Regarding the instruments used for data collection, a semi-structured interview was used to acquire answers for the purpose of this research. Through this study it is verified through the spontaneous reports during the interview that in fact the specifically family institutional abandonment, causes in the life of these elderly a break of bond, because they are removed from the family life, main protection and care agent, this rupture causes frequent feelings of loneliness and sadness.