Criação da Universidade Aberta à Terceira Idade (UNATI) – Unicesumar: impacto na qualidade de vida do idoso

Abstract

Population aging causes the need to create and expand spaces that meet the demands of the aging population and, above all, promote quality of life. In 1992 there was a re-adaptation of a French project, which in Brazil was called University open to the elderly, a space that aims to offer the elderly in the community cultural and social resignification. Thus, this research aims to report the experience of medical students on the implementation process of the University open to the elderly - UniCesumar. The implementation is part of the proposal for a scientific initiation project, in which the activities, currently extended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will provide the participation of thirty elderly people. The project is in a continuous period of literature review and planning of actions that will occur after the institution's activities return. The theme proposed for the group will involve health sciences, with a focus on self-care and health promotion, as well as related to information technology with instructions on the handling of technological instruments. The evaluation process will take place through the methodological framework of the Fourth Generation Assessment, in which the elderly will be invited to participate in an interview on their admission and another on the egress in the project groups. It is believed that with the creation of the groups there will be a positive impact on the living and health conditions of the elderly population, as well as on the dissemination of the knowledge acquired to the academic environment. These benefits will provide incentives for society to develop and implement similar projects.