Being an institutionalized elderly person: meaning of experiences based on Heidegger's phenomenology

• Main Authors: Camila Calhau Andrade Reis (Author), Tânia Maria de Oliva Menezes (Author), Adriana Valéria da Silva Freitas (Author), Larissa Chaves Pedreira (Author), Raniele Araújo de Freitas (Author), Isabella Batista Pires (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: Analyze the meaning of being an elderly person living in a long-term institution. Method: Qualitative study based on Martin Heidegger's thought. Twelve phenomenological interviews were conducted with people aged over 60 years living in a long-term institution for the elderly...