Introduction: The Gerontology points out concerns in understanding aging and its consequences, in order to propose specific policies. Objective: Identify occupational roles of older Brazilians and the relationship of these roles to demographic, socioeconomic, and health factors. Method: Participants included 67 non-institutionalized individuals 70-84 years of age (33 men and 34 women; average age: 74.6 years). The roles performed in the Past, Present and Future were examined using the Role Checklist. Results: The occupational roles have changed over time, evidencing the loss of roles during the transition from Past to Present, although the participants stated that they intend to be engaged in a higher number of roles in the Future. The main roles performed in the Present are Hobbyist/Amateur, Home Maintainer and Family Member. In general, engaging in occupational roles was associated with higher education and income either in the Past, Present and Future. Conclusions: The study enabled to detect the diversity and complexity of older people's participation in society, contributing to a further understanding of their occupational careers. The main limitation of this study concerns to the specific sample composition, with independent older people. Further studies are in need to obtain an in-depth theoretical and empirical understanding of the trends and trajectories of the roles of older people.
A vulnerabilidade social é uma das principais questões que desfavorecem a participação de pessoas idosas na vida sociocultural e ocupacional. Entendida como o resultado negativo da relação entre a disponibilidade de recursos materiais ou simbólicos e de habilidades inerentes a indivíduos ou grupos e o acesso à estrutura de oportunidades sociais, econômicas e culturais que advém do Estado, do mercado e da sociedade, a vulnerabilidade social pode interferir de forma negativa no acesso e no aproveitamento de recursos e mobilidade social (FILGUEIRA, 2001; MONTEIRO, 2011; ABRAMOVAY et al., 2002; CARVALHO et al., 2019).
No Brasil, a intolerância à diferença existente no outro, mar-cada desde outrora, permanece presente em diversas relações. O processo de evolução da ciência e do respaldo jurídico não tem sido suficiente para a mudança de comportamento da população, uma vez que a transformação social requer tempo e acontece a partir de vivências e ressignificações de conceitos.
El género y la sexualidad son componentes de la identidad humana y de la participación ocupacional. Pocos estudios en Terapia Ocupacional desde Latinoamérica han considerado estos aspectos, particularmente, en la fase de envejecimiento. El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar las relaciones entre género, sexualidad y envejecimiento en las publicaciones de Terapia Ocupacional en el contexto latinoamericano. Se realizó una revisión de alcance, con estrategias de búsqueda en las bases de datos: Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (BVS), Web of Science, Scielo, PubMed y OTdatabase y en 11 revistas de Terapia Ocupacional. Desde las palabras clave género, sexualidad, vejez y envejecimiento, se consideraron artículos publicados en español y portugués, con las palabras clave en los títulos y/o resumen y/o descriptores. Se identificaron 51 artículos y solamente uno se incluyó en la investigación. El artículo aborda las relaciones entre la sexualidad y la vejez, plantea una revisión crítica del tema y elabora ejes para la práctica en terapia ocupacional. La revisión de alcance reveló que hay artículos limitados que abordan el género y la sexualidad de las personas mayores, necesitando más investigaciones para mejorar los servicios y la producción epistemológica en la Terapia Ocupacional.
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