Interest in working with older adults was significantly related to positive attitudes, more knowledge and formal previous contact. Positive attitudes towards older adults can be promoted through interaction with faculty members and experts, knowledge acquisition about normative changes with age, and contact with healthy and impaired older adults.
The aim of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of a version in Portuguese of the Reminiscence Functions Scale. Total sample was composed of 628 participants aged between 18 and 92 years, divided into three groups according to their age (18-24 years, n = 249; 26-54 years, n = 174; 55 and older, n = 205). Results indicated a five-factor solution for the Portuguese version of the Reminiscence Functions Scale, which accounted for 54% of the variance with good internal consistency (mean alpha = 0.86). Age and gender differences emerged regarding reminiscence functions. These results demonstrate that, while significant cultural differences exist, the psychometric properties of the Reminiscence Functions Scale are adequate for the Portuguese population.
ResumoPartindo do trabalho de diagnóstico da população sénior de Vila Nova de Gaia, enquadrado na elaboração do Plano Gerontológico deste concelho, o presente artigo pretende discutir a diversidade de perfis dos seniores inquiridos e, deste modo, demonstrar que a velhice está longe de ser uma etapa da vida homogénea. Conhecer esta heterogeneidade é fundamental para os atores políticos com responsabilidades de intervenção social, já que potencia o desenvolvimento de respostas sociais adequadas a essa diversidade. Com o objetivo de contribuir para a adequação das respostas ao perfil da população, e recorrendo a procedimentos de análise estatística como a análise de correspondências múltiplas e de clusters, identificaram-se três perfis principais de seniores: velhice com recursos privilegiados, velhice com recursos remediados e velhice com exclusão e retraimento.Palavras-chave: envelhecimento; perfil sociodemográfico; plano gerontológico; análise de correspondênci-as múltiplas; análise de clusters.
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