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Social representations of integrative community therapy by the elderly
Samilla Gonçalves de Moura1, Maria de Oliveira Ferreira Filha2, Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes Moreira3
1Centro Universitário de João Pessoa (UNIPÊ), Curso de Enfermagem. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
Objective:
To elicit the social representations of the elderly regarding integrative community therapy (ICT).
Method:
This is an exploratory study conducted with 273 elderly people in a municipality of northeastern Brazil, in 2014. It is based on the theory of social representations and the free-association test for the inductor term "integrative community therapy". The data were processed using EVOC software and examined with the structural approach of social representations, followed by a similarity analysis and confrontation with literature.
Results:
The organisation and meaning of the representations of ICT chiefly occurred through the core element: Group.
Conclusion:
The analysis revealed that the ICT is a support network for the elderly, where they feel they belong to a group and feel empowered through participation in the sessions.
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