A pintura de mandalas como meio de interven??o no tratamento terapêutico ocupacional para idosos com sintomas depressivos/The painting of mandalas as a means of intervention in occupational therapeutic treatment for elderly persons with depressive symptoms

摘要

Depression is characterized by the occurrence of various symptoms, including psychic symptoms, feelings of sadness, loss of feeling, guilt, loss of pleasure to perform routine activities, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of the mandalas painting technique to reduce depression symptoms in the elderly of an Occupational Therapy care program. In relation to the methodology, data collection was performed from July 2015 to October 2016 , in a basic health unit, located in the interior of S?o Paulo, with 4 elderly women of the female gender older than 60 (sixty) years. Inclusion criteria were age over 60 years, with medical diagnosis of depression, presenting symptoms of depression that were confirmed through the geriatric depression scale and compulsory participation in the Occupational Therapy program based on the use of mandalas painting. Exclusion criteria were presence of psychiatric comorbidities, visual impairment that could not be resolved with the use of assistive technology, glasses, lack of interest in painting activities, and being involved in any other type of treatment and / or activity that symptoms. The results showed that artistic activity is an effective therapeutic resource, even with a small sample. The protocol with the painting of mandalas decreased the depressive symptoms in the elderly, favoring the performance in the activities of daily living, autonomy and independence of the elderly of this research.