UNDERSTANDING HEALTH OF AN ADULTS POPULATION IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF CURITIBA

Abstract

The present study characterizes itself as qualitative work with phenomenological illumination, which purpose is to understand health at is perceived by an adult population of the Grate Curitiba. For this 452 interviews were made, having as nuclear questions: the health perception in focus . The individuais interviewed were 16 years old and up They were searched in universities, schools, hospitais, factories and public and private institutions. The context of the interviews resulted in seven categories that express the health conception of the informants. Produce/ Work; Well living itself, with you self and with the world - Value; Balanced and Well being, Sickless; Healthful practice of live; Dynamism, movement and happiness. The study permits to view health as a multidimensional existent question which reflects the subjectiveness, that is the individuaTs lived experience in its relationships among man, world and the culture.

Keywords

• Health
• Adults