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Millenium - Journal of Education, Technologies, and Health
versão impressa ISSN 0873-3015versão On-line ISSN 1647-662X
Resumo
LOPES, Alessandra Minervina dos Santos et al. Incarcerated elderly: expectations about the future. Mill [online]. 2021, n.15, pp.85-93. Epub 30-Jun-2021. ISSN 0873-3015. https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0215.21953.
Introduction:
Older adults deprived of freedom are submitted to significant changes in their social and affective life, involving the beliefs and values they have about the others and themselves.
Objective:
To understand the expectations of older adults incarcerated in relation to the future, after the execution of the sentence.
Methods:
A qualitative research was carried out, based on the Thematic Analysis method. Forty-two older adults deprived of liberty from four penitentiaries at the western State region of São Paulo, Brazil participated. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews, with the following guiding question: "How do you imagine your life when you are at liberty?".
Results:
From the analysis of the data obtained, four themes emerged Claim of a new beginning; Self and health care; From the idealization of freedom to the recognition of difficulties; and Focus on religiosity.
Conclusion:
The themes highlighted the desire of restarting a new life, self-care and of religious practice even knowing the difficulties to be faced.
Palavras-chave : older adults; prisoners; health of the elderly.