Networks of social relations of elderly residents in Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo: an \ud epidemiological study

OBJETIVOS: Descrever o perfil sociodemográfico e a rede social dos idosos residentes na comunidade de Ermelino Matarazzo, por meio de inquérito epidemiológico. MÉTODO: Participaram deste estudo de corte transversal de base domiciliar 382 idosos residentes em Ermelino Matarazzo, com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos. A amostragem foi probabilística, por conglomerados, em dois estágios. Foi realizado sorteio de 35 setores censitários do distrito de Ermelino Matarazzo, na zona leste do município de São Paulo, e, em 2007, realizou-se o recrutamento dos idosos residentes nos domicílios desses setores. Aplicaram-se o questionário sociodemográfico e um instrumento gráfico, o Mapa Mínimo de Relações do Idoso (MMRI). RESULTADOS E DISCUSSÃO: A análise descritiva dos dados sugere que a população caracterizou-se por idosos de baixa renda e escolaridade, maioria casada ou viúva, aposentada e pensionista. Quanto à rede social, os familiares são o principal suporte dos pesquisados. Quanto ao tamanho da rede, a maioria dos participantes apresentou uma pequena rede social. Quanto ao estado civil, verificou-se que idosos viúvos possuíam uma rede social maior do que a de indivíduos solteiros. As variáveis de idade e renda familiar correlacionaram-se positivamente com o tamanho de rede social. CONCLUSÕES: O presente estudo aponta achados que entram em concordância com a literatura, quanto aos membros mais presentes da rede social dos idosos, familiares; ao gênero, feminino; quanto ao tamanho de rede, pequena. Ressalta-se que o estudo traz dados representativos da população idosa brasileira por se tratar de estudo com metodologia epidemiológicaOBJECTIVES: To describe the sociodemographic and social network of the elderly residents in the community Ermelino Matarazzo, through epidemiological investigation. METHOD: In this cross-sectional study of 382 elderly residents home base in Ermelino Matarazzo, aged over 60 years. The sample was randomly selected by cluster sampling in two stages. Was randomly selected from 35 census tracts in the district Ermelino Matarazzo, in the east of the city of São Paulo, and in 2007 held the recruitment of older adults living in households in these sectors. We applied the sociodemographic questionnaire and a graphic instrument, the Minimum Map Relations Aging (MMRI). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: A descriptive analysis of the data suggests that the population was characterized by older people with low income and education, most married or widowed, retired and pensioner. As for social networking, family members are the main support of respondents. The size of the network, most participants showed a small social network. Regarding marital status, it was found that elderly widows had a social network larger than that of single individuals. The variables of age and family income were positively correlated with the size of the social network. CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights findings that come into agreement with the literature, as more gifts to members of the social network of the elderly, family, gender, female, as the network size, small. It is noteworthy that the study provides data representative of the elderly population because it is a study of epidemiological methodolog

Educomunicação e suas áreas de intervenção: Novos paradigmas para o diálogo intercultural

oai:omp.abpeducom.org.br:publicationFormat/1O material aqui divulgado representa, em essência, a contribuição do VII Encontro Brasileiro de Educomunicação ao V Global MIL Week, da UNESCO, ocorrido na ECA/USP, entre 3 e 5 de novembro de 2016. Estamos diante de um conjunto de 104 papers executivos, com uma média de entre 7 e 10 páginas, cada um. Com este rico e abundante material, chegamos ao sétimo e-book publicado pela ABPEducom, em seus seis primeiros anos de existência. A especificidade desta obra é a de trazer as “Áreas de Intervenção” do campo da Educomunicação, colocando-as a serviço de uma meta essencial ao agir educomunicativo: o diálogo intercultural, trabalhado na linha do tema geral do evento internacional: Media and Information Literacy: New Paradigms for Intercultural Dialogue

Minimum Map Relations of the Elderly: Analysis of reproducibility

The present study aims to verify the temporal stability of the Brazilian version of the Minimum Map of Relationships of the Elderly (in Portuguese, MMRI). The sample consisted of 28 individuals - 23 women and 05 men - with average age of 66.82 (± 6.38 years). The MMRI was applied twice (test and retest) through individual interviews with a 20-day interval, in order to obtain information about the social support of respondents. The results of this study indicate that the Minimum Map of Relationships of the Elderly (MMRI) displays a fair level of test-retest reproducibility when assessed by Pearson´s Correlation, and moderate reliability when assessed by Bland and Altman´s method (1986).</p

Social support network for the elderly attending the Open University Program for Senior Citizens at the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Brazil

This study describes the social support network of older adults enrolled in the Open University for Senior Citizens at the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 117 elderly or older adults, mostly female (78%), married (53%), retired (82%), and aged on average 65.32. Data collection tools included a questionnaire and a socio-demographic chart of the instrument called Map of Minimum Relationships of the Elderly. These data were entered into the Epidata version 3.1 and the SPSS 17.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Most participants had medium-sized support networks, characterized by 16.80 people who could assist them throughout the year with some of the listed activities (visits, keeping company, helping with household chores, personal care assistance, and financial aid). When the sample was stratified by age, it was found that older subjects had a smaller social network. Individuals in stable relationships had a greater social support network than did single individuals. The variables age and income were correlated with the size of the social support network. According to these correlations, the greater their age, the fewer the social interactions they enjoyed. Alternatively, the higher the family income of respondents, the greater the number of members in their social support network. The results suggest that social support networks shrink along the process of aging, although some variables such as income and marital status act as modulating factors, thus contributing to its continuation or to its steeper declin

Subjective impacts of computerized cognitive training for healthy older adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Background Computerized cognitive training programs may have benefited the self-assessment of memory, quality of life, and mood among older adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Objective To determine the subjective impacts of computerized cognitive training on mood, frequency of forgetfulness, memory complaints, and quality of life in the elderly using an online platform. Methods In total, 66 elderly participants of USP 60 + , a program for the elderly offered by Universidade de São Paulo, who voluntarily enrolled in the study were selected and randomized with an allocation ratio of 1:1 into 2 groups: the training group (n = 33) and the control group (n = 33). After signing the free and informed consent form, they answered a protocol which included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Memory Complaints Questionnaire (MAC-Q), the McNair and Kahn's Frequency of Forgetfulness Scale, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI), and the Control, Autonomy, Self-Realization, and Pleasure (CASP-19) questionnaire. The training cognitive game platform aimed to stimulate various cognitive aspects, including memory, attention, language, executive functions (reasoning, logical thinking), and visual and spatial skills. Results The participants of the training group showed a reduction in the MAC-Q, MacNair and Kahn, and GAI scores in the pre- and posttest comparison. Significant differences were identified between the groups regarding the total scores of the MAC-Q in the post-test, which was also evidenced by the logistic regression. Conclusion Participation in a computerized cognitive intervention promoted reductions in memory complaints, frequency of forgetfulness, and anxiety symptoms, in addition to improving self-reported quality of life

Heterogeneity of a Tree Species Community in an Alluvial Area of Santa Catarina, Brazil

ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to characterize the floristic-structural heterogeneity of the tree species in an alluvial forest remnant considering three sectors: forest-river edge, forest interior and forest/non-forest matrix edge. Forty-eight plots of 200 m 2 were allocated and all tree individuals with a diameter at breast height (dbh) equal to or greater than 5 cm were measured and identified. Data was analyzed by Shannon’s diversity index, Pielou evenness and phytosociological descriptors. Plots were ordered through NMDS. Sixty-six species were sampled and Myrtaceae was found to be the richest family. Diversity and evenness reached 2.96 and 0.71, respectively. Sebastiania commersoniana (Baill.) L.B.Sm. & Downs presented the highest importance value (21.22%). The NMDS showed that tree components are spatially partitioned according to sectors, therefore indicating floristic-structural heterogeneity