Estresse e qualidade de vida na terceira idade: um estudo psicopedagógico

Abstract

The study presented here aimed to understand the phenomenon of stress and its relation to quality of life within a social group of a private institution in João Pessoa. Stress as an universal phenomenon is corroborated by the data, which shows that elderly people are stressed by several factors. The data collection was comprised of twenty 20 elders ageing from 62 to 85 years old. To conduct the study we obtained free consent and applied a structured questionnaire. In this study we attempted to understand the relationship between stress and quality of life in the aging process,elucidating the following research questions: Is stress present between the active elders in the study group? Is the quality of life compromised by stress? The data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively (des- criptive analysis). It was identified that stress is present in about 70 % of the elders, while this popu- lation sector becomes more active, and seeking to have better quality of life, regardless of their so- cial and economic status. The findings offer contributions to educational psychology in clinical and institutional aspects.