Contributions of the quantitative and qualitative research to the Psychogerontology

The objective is the reflection in relation to the contributions obtained in the development of two research lines, both with a psychosocial approach inside of the psychogerontology discipline. In the first study “Life and mental health conditions in older adults” were utilized a quantitative strate...

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Main Authors: Jorge Luis López Jiménez, Guadalupe Barrios Salinas, Blanca Estela López Salgado, Tomás Cortés Solís
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2011-01-01
Series:Kairós Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/4866
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Summary:The objective is the reflection in relation to the contributions obtained in the development of two research lines, both with a psychosocial approach inside of the psychogerontology discipline. In the first study “Life and mental health conditions in older adults” were utilized a quantitative strategy; the instrument of investigation was structured. The second study denominated “Construction of the old age notion in the elder” was developing with a qualitative methodology utilized for this purpose, open interviews.
ISSN:1516-2567
2176-901X