[pt] Se desejarmos verdadeiramente viver bem para lá dos sessenta anos devemos avançar em termos de políticas públicas. A política pública, a partir da visão multicêntrica, é compreendida como intenção de solucionar um problema público, sendo o seu ator protagonista uma personalidade jurídica estatal ou não estatal. Logo, a formulação de políticas públicas não é exclusividade do Estado. Elas têm como foco a solução para problemas sociais complexos (ex. longevidade com qualidade) e, portanto, podem ser tratadas por todas as instâncias da sociedade. Partimos do pressuposto que o design dispõe de instrumental que pode auxiliar o setor público a solucionar problemas sociais complexos relacionados à longevidade. Este estudo se desenvolveu com o objetivo de identificar como o processo do design pode se constituir como meio para a elaboração de políticas públicas para a população com 60 anos e mais. O local de estudo é o Centro de Convivência da Terceira Idade (CAC - Barreiro) na cidade de Belo Horizonte. Metodologicamente, o estudo foi guiado pela pesquisa-ação somado ao processo de design participativo (cocriação) e suas ferramentas. Concluímos que o design, como campo do conhecimento de caráter social, vocação multidisciplinar, transdisciplinar e planejador de práticas intangíveis pode fornecer meios para aprimorar a formulação das políticas públicas de diferentes maneiras, tais como: (i) pela inclusão das pessoas afetadas pelo problema em todas as etapas do processo que são posicionadas como cocriadoras favorecendo a participação mais ativa; (ii) pela construção das habilidades em um público diverso favorecendo o potencial de cada um sem hierarquia; (iii) pela linguagem visual contribuindo para tornar o processo menos árduo e mais afetuoso; (iv) por ser um elo facilitador das interações para criar sistemas que contribuam para conexão entre os setores da sociedade; (v) pelo legado deixado nas instituições e nos participantes que devemos todos ser corresponsáveis. / [en] If we truly want to live well beyond sixties, we must move forward in terms of public policy. Public policy, based on the multicentric vision, is understood as an intention to solve public problems, and its protagonist actor is a state or nonstate legal personality. Therefore, the public policies formulation is not exclusive to the State. They focus on solving complex social problems (e.g. longevity with quality) and can therefore be addressed by all society levels. We start from the assumption that the design has instruments that can help the public sector to solve complex social problems related to the longevity. This study was developed with the objective of identifying how the design process can constitute a way for the elaboration of public policies for the population aged from 60 to over. The place of study is the Third Age of Living Center (TALC - Barreiro) in Belo Horizonte city. Methodologically, our study was guided by the action-research added to the process of participatory design (cocreation) and its tools. We conclude that the design as a field of social character knowledge, multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary vocation and intangible planner can provide forms to improve public policies formulation in different ways, such: (i) Including the people affected by the problem in all stages of the process who are positioned as co-creators favoring more active participation; (ii) Through the construction of skills in a diverse audience favoring the potential of each without hierarchy; (iii) Through the visual language contributing to make the process less arduous and more affectionate; (iv) As a facilitator of interactions to create systems that contribute to the connection between the sectors of society; (v) Through the legacy left in the institutions and participants that we must all be co-responsible.

Introdução: O centro dia é uma alternativa promissora de atenção integral ao idoso que se baseia na promoção da saúde, na prevenção de agravos, na recuperação e na reabilitação e que possibilita aos idosos a oportunidade para vivenciar um envelhecimento ativo. Objetivos: Identificar as atividades de promoção da saúde e prevenção de agravos, desenvolvidas em centros dia para idosos, nas dimensões saúde, participação, segurança e educação; e validar o conteúdo dessas atividades, para subsidiar a avaliação da qualidade da atenção ao idoso em centros dia. Método: Estudo metodológico, conduzido em três fases: identificação das atividades de atenção aos idosos desenvolvidas em centros dia; seleção e descrição das atividades, referentes à promoção da saúde e à prevenção de agravos, de acordo com as dimensões saúde, participação, segurança e educação; e validação de conteúdo das atividades, realizada por nove especialistas. O índice de consenso estabelecido correspondeu a 80% e as atividades foram validadas segundo os atributos relevância, clareza, pertinência e simplicidade. O período de coleta de dados da primeira e da segunda fase ocorreu de outubro a dezembro de 2013; e o da terceira fase, de setembro a novembro de 2014. Resultados: Oito atividades foram validadas pelos juízes e duas foram incluídas, conforme sugestões dos especialistas. Na dimensão saúde, as atividades foram: capacidade funcional e fragilidade, alimentação e nutrição, higiene e conforto, medicamentos de uso contínuo e manejo e estímulo cognitivo; na dimensão participação, as atividades socioculturais, acolhimento e monitoramento e apoio espiritual/religioso; na segurança, as atividades corresponderam a acessibilidade e controle dos fatores de risco para queda; e na dimensão educação, as atividades educativas. No total, foram avaliados 82 itens, dos quais 100% alcançaram o consenso estabelecido no atributo relevância; 91,4% na clareza; 97,5% na pertinência; e 92,6% na simplicidade. Apenas nove itens não atingiram o consenso proposto, dentre os quais, oito obtiveram consenso muito próximo ao estimado, 77%, e somente um obteve consenso de 66% e foi excluído, conforme sugestões dos especialistas. A maior parte das sugestões dos juízes deu-se em relação à clareza e à simplicidade das descrições. A avaliação dos especialistas possibilitou a construção do Guia de Atividades de Atenção ao Idoso, Desenvolvidas em Centros Dia, na Perspectiva do Envelhecimento Ativo. Conclusões: O estudo permitiu sistematizar as atividades a serem desenvolvidas em centros dia, no âmbito do cuidado. O Guia poderá subsidiar a avaliação dos centros dia, por parte dos gestores e dos profissionais que atuam nesses cenários, para promover a melhoraria da qualidade do serviço prestado. / Introduction: The day-care center is a promising alternative for the integral attention for elderlies. It develops the promotion of health, prevention of health dangers, recovery, and rehabilitation, aimed at an active aging for the elderly. Objectives: Identify activities for the health promotion and health danger prevention developed in a day-care center for elderly by promoting health, participation, safety and education; validate the content of such activities, in order to provide subsidies and assessment of services provided in a day-care center for the elderly. Method: Methodological study was carried out in three phases: identification of care activities for elderly developed in day-care centers; selection and description of activities concerning health promotion and health danger prevention, according to health, participation, safety and education principles; validation of activities content carried out by nine specialists. The established consensus rate was at 80%, and activities were assessed based on relevance, clearness, pertinence and simplicity. The data collection period for the first and second phases was between October and December 2013, and between September and November 2014 for the third phase. Results: The jury assessed eight activities, and specialists suggested to include two activities. They are classified as follows: concerning health: functional capacity and weakness, food and nutrition, hygiene and comfort, drugs of continuous use and handling and cognitive stimulation; concerning participation: the socio-cultural activities, acceptance and monitoring and spiritual/religious support; concerning safety:assessment and control of risk factor for falls; concerning education: educational activities. In the end, 82 items were assessed. 100% of them were considered relevant; 91.4% were considered clear; 97.5% were considered pertinent; and 92.6% were considered simple. Only nine items have not achieved the proposed consensus. Eight out of them were close to the proposed consensus rate at 77% and only one, with 66%, was excluded, according to specialists\' orientations. The major part of jurys suggestions were related to clearness and simplicity of descriptions. The jurys assessment enabled the elaboration of the Elderly Attention Activities Guide, which are carried out in day-care centers, aiming at the active aging. Conclusions: The study organized the activities to be developed in day-care centers in relation to care. The Guide can support the administrators and professionals to assessing the day-care centers, and, therefore, improving the quality of provided service.

This work focuses on the themes of old age, ageing and dementia. It seeks to explore how people who are caring for a loved one with dementia construct their ideas about the illness and how their experience of caring translates into their ideas about old age and ageing. These themes are discussed against the background of the third age, active ageing and the social imagination of the fourth age as conceived by Gilleard and Higgs. The thesis shows how the respondents form their ideas about their own old age in the context of third age culture, what aspects of old age they consider most important, and conversely what constitutes for them an image of a bad old age. At the same time, this thesis captures the respondents' experience of caring for their parent and how they construct ideas about this illness on the basis of this experience. The specific aspects of the disease of dementia are discussed in the context of key elements of the social imaginary of the fourth age and its most debated concepts, including the concept of personhood. The problematic aspects of the disease are reflected in the experience of caring for a loved one with dementia, and reflected in the fear of the disease in terms of their impact on the relationship with the parent, the nature and need for care.

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Demographic aging of population brings a number of needs, demands and changes in many areas of social life. In this case, Czech Republic has accepted several documents which also contain National Programme of Preparation for Aging for 2003 - 2007, and then for 2008 - 2012. This document regards to the concept of active aging and old age, which was accepted by the World Health Organization in the 90's, defined as a process of health quality development, seniors' social participation and the entire rising of a quality of life in an old age. The activity becomes desirable and proper way of the seniors' life. The diploma project is focused on the seniors' activities, specifically on the offer of activation activities and their usage in Ostrava seniors' house. The theoretical part is pursued on the definition of aging and old age, physical, mental and social changes and the science disciplines, which are focused on those. Besides, it deals with social services, closer with the seniors' houses, activity and activation in the houses and about the concept of active aging, National Programme of Preparation for Aging and European Year of Active Aging. The empirical part is focused on the case study of seniors' house in Ostrava, based on semi-structured and Focus group with seniors and activation workers. It...

Le Québec, comme ailleurs dans le monde, est confronté à un phénomène populationnel de taille, celui du vieillissement démographique. Pour tenir compte des nombreux enjeux et défis qui accompagnent ce phénomène, un nombre significatif d’actions ou de politiques gouvernementales ont impulsé la notion de « vieillissement actif », qui est devenue monnaie courante dans l’espace public. Cette notion, en outre, apparaît souvent contradictoire avec la réalité vécue des personnes vieillissantes. Si la notion de « vieillissement actif » a été introduite dans l’espace public en guise de stratégie pour s’adapter aux changements démographiques, dont celui du vieillissement, il concourt à perpétuer des discours âgistes et à produire un cadre normatif quant à la manière de vivre et de concevoir le vieillissement. Autrement dit, ces discours tendent à mettre dans un carcan les aînés.ées en proposant une vision linéaire et homogène du processus de vieillissement en négligeant leurs histoires singulières et les conditions sociales, politiques, culturelles, financières, sanitaires et autres qui façonnent le vieillissement comme processus hétérogène, vécu, représenté et performé en fonction, notamment, des rapports de pouvoir et des attentes sociales qui le traversent. Ce mémoire propose de comprendre le vieillissement comme une expérience hétérogène, en mettant de l’avant une perspective critique du vieillissement, comme processus vécu différemment selon la classe sociale, de la langue, du genre et de la capacité physique qui infléchissent les parcours de vie des personnes. Les parcours et les histoires propres à chaque personne agissent comme toile de fond à la manière de vivre, d’interpréter, de communiquer et de concevoir le vieillissement comme processus foncièrement hétérogène et contingent aux conditions sociales, politiques, économiques, technologiques et culturelles dans lesquelles ils s’actualisent. D’une manière plus spécifique, ce mémoire explore le vieillissement au féminin, au Québec. La probabilité plus importante pour les femmes aînées que pour les hommes aînés d’être la cible de discours âgistes, tout comme les multiples discriminations articulées et renforcées par les politiques publiques en matière de vieillissement, rend compte de la pluralité des logiques de domination. En s’appuyant sur une méthode biographique et les techniques de l’entrevue de récit de vie et visuelle, ce mémoire a pour objectif d’étudier l’histoire singulière de ma grand-mère, une femme septuagénaire, dans une perspective de vieillissement et de communication. La problématique interroge le vieillissement au Québec dans un contexte où le discours social et les politiques publiques sont axés sur le « vieillissement actif », une approche du « bien vieillir » qui concourt à perpétuer de différentes manières l’âgisme ambiant. L’analyse qui a suivi les entretiens de recherche a permis de faire valoir l’unicité liée à l’histoire d’une femme vieillissante et de corréler cette expérience vécue à celle véhiculée, notamment, dans les discours publics sur le « vieillissement actif ». / Quebec, like other places in the world, is experiencing significant demographic changes related to the rapid aging of its population. To take into account the many challenges that accompany this phenomenon, a significant number of governments have developed programs and policies based on "active aging", which has become commonplace in the public discourse. This notion often appears contradictory with the lived reality of aging people. "Active aging" contributes to perpetuate ageist discourses and produce a normative framework as to how to experience and conceive of aging. These discourses tend to put seniors in a straitjacket by offering a linear and homogeneous vision of the aging process while neglecting their singular histories and the social, political, cultural, financial, health that shape aging as heterogeneous, lived, represented and performed in function of the power relations and the social expectations which cross it. I understand aging as a heterogeneous experience, by putting forward a critical perspective of aging, as a process experienced differently according to social class, language, gender and physical ability which influence life course of people. The journeys and stories specific to each person act as a backdrop to the ways of living, interpreting, communicating and conceiving of aging as a fundamentally heterogeneous and contingent process which varies according to social, political, economic, technological and cultural conditions in which they update themselves. Specifically, I explore women’s aging in Quebec. The greater probability for older women than for older men to be the target of ageist discourse, just like the multiple forms of discrimination articulated and reinforced by public policies on aging, reflects the plurality of logics of domination. Based on a biographical method and the techniques of life story and visual interviewing, this thesis aims to study the unique lifecourse of my grandmother, a woman in her seventies from a perspective of aging and communication. The research problematic questions aging in Quebec in a context where social discourse and public policies are focused on "active aging", an approach to "aging well" which contributes to perpetuating the prevailing ageism. The analysis of the research interviews bring to the fore three key dimensions to this women’s ageing, namely the negociation of place, the management of appearances and the changing boundaries of old age. Combined, they highlight the uniqueness linked to the history of an aging woman and to correlate her lived experience with that conveyed in public discourse on "active aging".