Promoção da saúde e qualidade de vida dos idosos do grupo Bom Viver em Cruz Das Almas

Abstract

This work Completion of course aimed to study, how effective Health Promotion through the Living group "Healing" in the city of Cruz das Almas - BA. Already specific objective was limited to the aging of the population, since Brazil has been changing its demographics, leaving the status of a country of young people, to a country where aging. On the other hand, you can see the unpreparedness and lack of public facilities to meet and welcome this significant portion of the population. So, study the health promotion and the quality of life of older people is extremely important for the qualification attention to this population. To develop this work, guided in documentary research / literature, semi-structured interviews with seniors from a living group, as a privileged space for this kind of attention. The research was to analyze the locus of Living group "Healing", located in Cruz das Almas - Bahia. The testimonies of the elderly brought important aspects, based on questions that circulated among the following aspects: how they understand that the group promotes actions that lead to health promotion and social inclusion, which directly affects their quality of life.