A análise bioenergética como ferramenta de bem-estar num grupo de mulheres idosas

Martha Patricia Chaves Rodriguez; Sílvia Carla Campos Pacheco; Maria Raquel Camarinha da Silva dos Santos Barbosa; José Luís Lopes Fernandes

Martha Patricia Chaves Rodriguez
Sílvia Carla Campos Pacheco
Maria Raquel Camarinha da Silva dos Santos Barbosa Universidade do Porto (Brasil)
José Luís Lopes Fernandes Universidade do Porto (Brasil)

Palabras clave: mujeres, promoción de la salud, terapias mente-cuerpo, envejecimiento

Key-words: women, health promotion, mind-body therapies

Palavras chave: mulheres, promoção da saúde, terapias mente-corpo, envelhecimento

Resumen

Introducción: Con el creciente envejecimiento poblacional mundial, en Portugal, específicamente, se han diseñado programas de intervención en la población mayor, para aumentar su bienestar físico, emocional y psicológico. Objetivo: Determinar la percepción del bienestar, la vitalidad y la conciencia corporal en un grupo de mujeres mayores. Método: Estudio descriptivo-cualitativo en que se realizó una intervención psicocorporal, en un grupo de mujeres mayores. La intervención consistió en la implementación de un programa Vivo no Corpo, durante 12 semanas, en sesiones semanales de 90 minutos, en una unidad de salud de la ciudad de Oporto. Los datos para el análisis cualitativo se recolectaron a partir de los diarios de las participantes, en el programa y fueron escritos durante las sesiones. La muestra corresponde a mujeres (n = 10) con edad media de 68,4 años. Resultados: Las participantes percibieron aumento del bienestar a lo largo del programa, así como aumento de la comprensión de su cuerpo, lo que facilitó la cohesión de las mujeres a lo largo de las sesiones. Conclusiones: El análisis bioenergético aplicado en grupo, de forma sistemática, puede ser una herramienta y una técnica de intervención que promueve el bienestar en las mujeres mayores

Abstract

Introduction: Due the growing aging population, namely in Portugal, there are few programs to enhance physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. Aim: To determine the perception of wellbeing, vitality and body awareness in a group of older women. Method: Descriptive qualitative study carried out during a psycho-corporal intervention in group of older women. The intervention consisted on the implementation of a program “Vivo no Corpo”, throughout 12 weeks in weekly sessions of 90 minutes at a unit health in the city of Porto. Data for qualitative analysis were collected from the diaries of the participants in the program and were written during the sessions. The sample corresponds to women group, (n=10) with a mean age of 68.4 years. Results: The participants perceived well-being throughout the program, as well as increased body awareness, which facilitated the cohesion of women throughout the sessions. Conclusions: Applying systematically bioenergetic analysis in group can be a tool and technique of intervention that promotes well-being in older women. Qualitative data were collected from session analysis of diaries. Results highlighted enhance of well-being perception throughout sessions, higher body perception and group cohesion

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Introdução: Com o aumento do envelhecimento populacional a nível mundial, nomeadamente em Portugal, têm-se desenvolvido programas de intervenção com idosos que visam a promoção do bem-estar físico, emocional e psicológico. Objetivo: Avaliar a perceção do bem-estar, a vitalidade e a consciência corporal, de um grupo de mulheres idosas. Método: Análise qualitativa de narrativas decorrentes de uma intervenção psico-corporal, num grupo de mulheres idosas na cidade do Porto, Portugal. A intervenção consistiu na implementação de um programa Vivo no Corpo, implementado uma vez por semana, ao longo de 12 semanas, cada sessão teve a duração de 90 minutos. Foram realizados exercícios de bioenergética, com o objetivo de promover a consciência corporal, aumentar a vitalidade e o bem-estar nas mulheres idosas. A recolha de dados qualitativos foi a partir dos diários das participantes no programa que foram escritos durante as sessões. A amostra foi constituída por mulheres idosas (n = 10) com uma idade média de 68,4 anos. Resultados: Os resultados mostram que as participantes percecionaram, ao longo do programa, aumento do bem-estar, bem como aumento da compreensão do seu corpo, o que facilitou a coesão das mulheres ao longo das sessões. Conclusões: A análise bioenergética aplicada em grupo, de forma sistemática, pode ser uma ferramenta e uma técnica de intervenção que promove o bem-estar nas mulheres idosas

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A análise bioenergética como ferramenta de bem-estar num grupo de mulheres idosas

Bioenergetic Analysis as a Tool for Well-Being in an Old Women Group

Análisis bioenergético como herramienta de bienestar en un grupo de mujeres mayores

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