Fatores que influenciam a adesão de idosos a programas de prevenção e promoção à saúde: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Elderly health prevention approaches active aging, in which the individual preserves abilities and development potential. Objective:To identify in the literature studies that portray the elderly in programs for the prevention and promotion of health. Method:This is an integrative review of the literature whose main guiding question was what are the factors that influence the adherence of the elderly in health promotion and prevention programs? “ The searches were made at LILACS, PUBMED, PEDro and SCIELO databases, in the English iomas, controlled descriptors used were “health promotion”, “health prevention”, “elderly”, “adherence”, “healthy aging”, “physical activity”, “elder”, “people promotion”, “physical exercise” “adherence”. Results:Five articles that were categorized in health prevention and promotion programs such as biopsychosocial and environmental were included in the sample. Conclusion:The accomplishmenht of factors that influence the adherence of elderly prevention and promotion programs health can favor the process of empowering the elderly and increase social control in addition to improving their overall health, physical and mental well-being with the aim of and make them achieve social.