Virtual Conversation Wheel With Elderly In Times Of Pandemic: Experience Of Multiprofessional Residency

Abstract

Objective: To describe the experience of a Family and Community Multiprofessional Residency Program team in health education actions for the elderly, using the virtual conversation wheel as an approach. Methods: This is a descriptive study, experience report type, referring to a virtual conversation circle carried out by residents in family and community health, in the categories of Physiotherapy, Nutrition and Psychology, with emphasis on the elderly population. The conversation circles were held from February to March 2021 with an average of 50 elderly people from the Open University for the Elderly (UNATI) of Teresina – Piauí. Results and Discussion: The virtual conversation wheel was successful and contributed to a comprehensive discussion of all the themes raised on the multidisciplinary perspective. The need for continuity of care, and to bring health education to the population safely using the digital mode, allowed greater reach of information, enabling the dissemination of content for the elderly, providing moments of socialization, awareness and sharing to this extract of the society. Conclusion: In view of the social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, resident professionals and the elderly public had the challenge of re-adapting, reinventing and learning new forms of communication and health care, through actions through virtual means, characterized as an effective tool to encourage social isolation and health promotion.