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[Leisure activities for the elderly during hospitalization].

Fernanda Freire Jannuzzi1, Fernanda Aparecida Cintra

  • 1Aluna do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (FCM-UNICAMP). fernandafj@yahoo.com.br

Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da U S P
|August 9, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Hospitalized elderly patients engage in leisure activities like conversations and visits, with participation influenced by health and hospitalization duration. Personal factors and health benefits motivate engagement, while illness and institutional barriers inhibit it.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Healthcare Management
  • Sociology of Leisure

Context:

  • Hospitalized elderly individuals often face limited access to structured leisure activities.
  • The hospital environment can present unique challenges and opportunities for elderly patient engagement.
  • Understanding leisure participation is crucial for holistic elderly care in acute settings.

Purpose:

  • To identify available hospital leisure activities and elderly participation rates.
  • To examine the relationship between elderly hospitalization and leisure activity engagement.
  • To assess motivating and inhibiting factors for elderly leisure participation during hospitalization.

Summary:

  • A descriptive study of 100 hospitalized elderly patients found television and magazines as available activities.

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  • 99% reported participating in informal leisure, such as social interactions and visits.
  • Leisure involvement correlated inversely with comorbidities and directly with hospitalization length.

    • Impact:

    • Identifies key motivators (personal traits, reduced negative effects, health benefits) and barriers (intrinsic and institutional factors) to elderly leisure participation.
    • Highlights the importance of social interaction and personal well-being for hospitalized older adults.
    • Provides insights for developing targeted leisure interventions to improve the hospital experience for the elderly.