A postmodern perspective regarding older adults' oral health/Uma perspectiva pos-moderna sobre a saude bucal de idosos

This article aims to comprehend meaning assigned to oral health, by means of older adults discourses, supported by a Social Constructionist perspective. This is a qualitative study with a descriptive and comprehensive design based on the Social Constructionism theoretical support conducted by means...

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Published in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2020-02, Vol.25 (2), p.741
Main Authors: Bulgarelli, Alexandre Favero, Zacharias, Fabiana Costa Machado, Mestriner, Soraya Fernandes, Pinto, Ione Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Analysis
Disclosure of information
Elderly
Gerontology
Medical personnel
Optical radar
Oral health
Postmodernism
Public health
Public health movements
Qualitative research
Remote sensing
Suffering
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Summary:This article aims to comprehend meaning assigned to oral health, by means of older adults discourses, supported by a Social Constructionist perspective. This is a qualitative study with a descriptive and comprehensive design based on the Social Constructionism theoretical support conducted by means of interviews with 19 older adults. Data were analysed by means of a Discourse Analysis with identification of Interpretative Repertoires, which structured the meanings proposed to oral health. It were created repertories to disclosure possible meanings assigned to the oral health by older people as: having a clean mouth; having good comprehensive/general health; having a beautiful smile and oral health well-being condition; and suffering in the past and accepting pain. The meaning assigned to oral health by older people, in a social constructionist perspective, allow us to comprehend the subjectivity behind oral health of older people, which can guide health professionals' approaches to deal with it.
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561
DOI:10.1590/1413-81232020252.14862018