出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：Introduction: the knowledge of elderly people living in rural areas is built through the lived experience, from the relationships with the context and the community, permeating values, beliefs and concerns. Objective: to know the knowledge of elderly people living in the rural context of a municipality in western Santa Catarina regarding healthy and active aging. Methodology: This is a qualitative study, which used thematic oral history as a method. Six elderly people aged 70 years or more, living in the rural context and who achieved adequate scores on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) participated in the research. Data analysis was performed through thematic content analysis, according to Minayo (2014). Results and Discussions: among the established knowledge is the constancy of work in rural areas as a strategy to maintain an active profile in daily activities, in addition to demarcating the importance of using medicinal plants in health care, as well as the information acquired in the media and by health professionals. Conclusion: the knowledge about healthy and active aging of the elderly was built throughout their life trajectory, impregnated with historicities, constituted by social relationships, beliefs, values and a strong sense of belonging and love and connection with the context in which they live.
