Old age or better age? Ethical dilemmas

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.201236198102

Authors

  • Carla da Silva Santana Terapeuta Ocupacional. Doutora pelo Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo e Pós-Doutoranda do Oxford Institute of Population Ageing da Universidade de Oxford. Mestre em Educação pela Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba. Docente do Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP). Desenvolve pesquisa sobre o impacto do envelhecimento no desempenho ocupacional, especificamente nas atividades instrumentais da vida diária, gerontotecnologia e cuidados à saúde de pessoas idosas

Keywords:

Aging. Ethics. Gerontology.

Abstract

The experience of aging is always paradoxical, marked by dilemmas and, as a process it refers to the experience of time.
Old age as “the best age” can only be compared with itself, when we establish points of reference from where the comparison
would begin or when we compare it to the experience of others, which we observe and have some experiences
in common. World population aging made us face a great challenge, the one of adding quality of life to additional years
of life. Although there were many conquests and changes old people in developed countries have attained, there are still
a long way to go in Brazil as regards old age as one of the best phases of life, all differences and peculiarities typical of
each stage of life considered.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2012-01-01

How to Cite

da Silva Santana, C. . (2012). Old age or better age? Ethical dilemmas: DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.201236198102. O Mundo Da Saúde, 36(1), 98–102. Retrieved from https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/521

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2012): JANUARY/MARCH 2012

Section

Articles