MEANING OF BEING AGED / LEPROSY ILL

Authors

  • Marilena Maria de Souza Faculdade de Enfermagem
  • Gilmara Barbosa da Silva Faculdade de Enfermagem
  • Maria Emilia Romero de Miranda Henriques Faculdade de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v7i3.900

Keywords:

Hanseníase, Saúde do Idoso, Enfermagem em Saúde Pública

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Explanatory study by a quantitative approach to find out the meaning of being old/leprosy ill. The elderly people with leprosy diagnose and that have been attended in a public ambulatory service of João Pessoa – PB was the population study. The data were collected by interviewing and analyzed by content analysis, from which emerged three categories with its respective subcategories. We verify that the old ones express a devaluation of the society, especially from their families. The unknowing about the disease and the aging process reinforces prejudice, provoking family and society rejection feelings. KEY WORDS: Leprosy; Aging Health; Public Health Nursing.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2006-12-28

How to Cite

1.
Souza MM de, Silva GB da, Henriques MER de M. MEANING OF BEING AGED / LEPROSY ILL. Rev. Eletr. Enferm. [Internet]. 2006 Dec. 28 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];7(3):900. Available from: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/900

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2005)

Section

Original Article

License

Copyright (c) 2006 Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.