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SCHIER, Jordelina  e  HISAKO TAKASE GONCALVES, Lucia. "Here and now group": A socio-educational action on soft technology in health. Index Enferm [online]. 2007, vol.16, n.57, pp.60-64. ISSN 1699-5988.

The objective of this study was to develop a socio-educational action group that could awake the elderly and their relatives to the perception and comprehension of the value for self-care, as an essential part for maintaining one autonomous and active life, as a way to keep the quality of life while aging and according to any circumstances in the sickness-health process. The theoretical and methodological references adopted to support the study were based upon the concepts of Orem's self-care theory and the educational concepts of Paulo Freire. The study resulted in the construction of a socio-educational program for the action group called Here and Now Group. In other words, a Merhy´s light technology for care was implanted, focusing on health-care education as it is applied through nursing and its development arose together with hospitalized geriatric patients and their relatives. It was observed that the health-care education group efforts presented positive and noticeable results within the hospital. Such results have favored the importance placed on transforming self-care behavior into autonomous, independent and interdependent behaviors, all of them quite necessary for a healthier life, mainly in the case of geriatric patients and family member care.

Palavras-chave : Geriatric patient; Family; Health education; Soft technology.