ACTIVE METHODOLOGIES IN HEALTH EDUCATION FOR THE ELDERLY: a literature review

Abstract


 
 
 
 This research aimed to analyze the practices in active methodologies used in health education for the elderly. The sample search was carried out in the LILACS, SciELO, CAPES journals and Google Scholar search databases. Seven articles were selected and their analysis resulted in the categories “the use of active methodologies for teaching health to the elderly” and “the use of the main active methodologies in the training of academics, professionals and caregivers”. Current social demands require teaching methodologies that enable critical, reflective and problematizing training. The need for more research on this topic is suggested, both in the academic sphere and in other teaching contexts, such as health and permanent education.