Mulheres que tecem histórias: vivências de idosas na tenda do conto.

Abstract

Integrative and complementary practices emerge with the aim of stimulating natural mechanisms that can act in the promotion of care and health through a welcoming listening and the therapeutic bond. Among these practices, Tenda do Conto is a dialogical resource, characterized by being a participatory group methodology. It has the purpose of listening and welcoming, but it can produce therapeutic ends for those involved, after all, both for those who make the story and for those who listen to it, there is a production of affections, knowledge and multiple meanings. Thus, the present study aims to understand the repercussions of the experiences of Tenda do Conto in elderly women. Regarding the methodological procedures, it is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach of an interventional nature. The locus for the development of the research was a group of elderly women, entitled “Alegria de Viver” from the city of Cuité, Paraíba. Were used as a device to access the speeches of the elderly: semistructured interviews. With regard to the results, Tenda do Conto provided through the testimonies a mixture of feelings and emotions among the elderly, being noticeable how much the Integrative and Complementary Practices are used as mechanisms that promote pain relief, in addition to improving quality of life. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out new studies that address the Tenda do Conto. It should be noted that given the small amount of work using and reporting the Tenda do Conto, it would be important to work on this work tool in primary health care in the training of new professionals, given its importance in expanding the ways of caring