Health education as a strategy for the promotion of the health of the elderly: an integrative review

Abstract Objective: To identify the key issues and health education strategies for the health promotion for the elderly. Method: An integrative literature review was conducted during the months of March and April 2018, by means of the Virtual Health Library, in the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Latin American Literature in Health Sciences and the Scientific Electronic Library Online databases. After the search process and the selection of publications, the final sample consisted of 24 articles. Results: A total of 16 Brazilian articles, the majority of which were carried out in the southeast and south of the country, were identified, in which the most frequently expressed themes for the health education of the elderly were healthy eating and physical exercise practices. Conclusion: The actions of education in health were focused on healthy eating and physical activity, carried out by means of group workshops, seminars and/or lectures, performed, in the majority, by nurses and community health agents who were part of family health teams.

摘要：
研究目的：明确老年人群健康促进工作中的核心问题与健康教育策略。
研究方法：本研究于2018年3月至4月开展整合性文献综述，检索数据库包括虚拟健康图书馆（Virtual Health Library）、在线医学文献分析与检索系统（Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online）、拉丁美洲健康科学文献库（Latin American Literature in Health Sciences）以及科学电子在线图书馆（Scientific Electronic Library Online）。经文献检索与出版物筛选流程后，最终纳入24篇文献作为研究样本。
研究结果：在最终纳入的24篇文献中，共包含16篇巴西本土研究，其中绝大多数研究开展于该国东南部与南部地区；老年健康教育领域最受关注的主题为健康饮食与体育锻炼实践。
研究结论：健康宣教活动多以健康饮食与体育活动为核心内容，通过团体工作坊、研讨会及/或讲座形式开展，主要实施者为隶属于家庭健康团队的护士与社区健康工作者。