A percepção do idoso acerca do trabalho manual como instrumento de estimulação da memória

Abstract

The population aging is increasing in the world, and is not always synonymous with losses. The present study investigated the perception of the elderly about manual work as an instrument for memory stimulation. The research was carried out with six elderly women, aged between 62 and 78 years, who practiced some manual activity, regularly, in a group or alone, all living in the city of João Pessoa-PB. For data collection we used a questionnaire divided into two blocks, the first one outlines the sociodemographic profile of the participants and the second one is composed of open and closed questions based on categories. According to the results, the reason that led these people to practice a manual activity was the well-being provided by practice, in relation to being easy to learn the majority said to have learned without difficulty, in relation to the practice of a manual activity as a factor that contributes to the proper functioning of memory, all affirmed that yes, that is, the participants believe that the practice of manual activity on a regular contributes to the maintenance of memory. In view of the results, we have shown that, the manual activities are a resource in the prevention of cognitive losses, besides representing an important a resource to be used by the professional of psychopedagogy to stimulate the elderly in a pleasurable learning that provides a better quality of life.