Afternoons of Beatitudes: experience report on humanized and integral care for elderly religious sisters residents at Vila Maria

relato de experiência sobre o cuidado humanizado e integral a religiosas idosas residentes na Vila Maria

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https://doi.org/10.15628/rbept.2026.19368

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Aging, Spirituality, Humanization, University Extension, Elderly Health

Abstract

The aging of consecrated religious women presents specificities that require a differentiated approach, uniting health and spirituality. This article reports the experience of the extension project ‘Afternoons of Beatitudes’ (Tardes das Bem-Aventuranças), developed throughout 2025 at Vila Maria, a residence for elderly sisters of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Love, in Parnamirim-RN. The objective was to promote quality of life and mitigate social isolation through humanized and integral care. The methodology consisted of weekly meetings structured around cognitive stimulation, spiritual experiences, playfulness, and manual therapies. The results indicated a significant improvement in the residents' mood, retrieval of affective memory through religious dynamics, and relief of physical pain through therapeutic touch. It is concluded that the insertion of students in this context fosters essential humanistic competencies and that spirituality acts as a protective and resilience factor for institutionalized elderly women.

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Ana Flávia Roberto de Souza, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

UFRN student

Guilherme Dos Anjos Silva, UFRN

UFRN student

Bianca Nunes Guedes Do Amaral Rocha, UFRN

She holds a degree in Physiotherapy from the Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB (2002), a specialization in gerontology from NIETI/UFPB (2004), a master's degree in Public Health Nursing from the Federal University of Paraíba (2006), and a doctorate in Collective Health from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (2015). She has worked as a professor at the University Center of João Pessoa (UNIPÊ), Faculdade Unida da Paraíba (UNIPB), and the São Vicente de Paula Nursing School (FESVIP), Faculdade Maurício de Nassau - RN, and as a substitute professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in the Department of Collective Health. Currently, she is a professor at the School of Health of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN).

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08/07/2026

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SOUZA, Ana Flávia Roberto de; SILVA, Guilherme Dos Anjos; ROCHA, Bianca Nunes Guedes Do Amaral. Afternoons of Beatitudes: experience report on humanized and integral care for elderly religious sisters residents at Vila Maria: relato de experiência sobre o cuidado humanizado e integral a religiosas idosas residentes na Vila Maria. Revista Brasileira da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 26, p. e19368, 2026. DOI: 10.15628/rbept.2026.19368. Disponível em: https://www2.ifrn.edu.br/ojs/index.php/RBEPT/article/view/19368. Acesso em: 10 sep. 2026.

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Vol. 1 No. 26 (2026)

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70 anos da Escola de Saúde da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte: resistência, história e memória.

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