Abstract:

Abstract This study aims to reflect on the meaning of life as a strategy for healthy aging, based on the theoretical perspective of Viktor Frankl. It is a reflective essay based on the premise of healthy aging and the need to contextualize professional practice in health, enabling new perspectives for intervention based on the Frankian theory. Through a review of the Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde and its databases, materials produced between 2013 and 2019 were sought, which provided enough data for the proposed theme. Thirty publications were considered and three categories were constructed: Anthropological perspective in Viktor Frankl; The meaning of life in aging and healthy aging; and The meaning of family living values in healthy aging. One of the current challenges is for the population to age with quality of life while maintaining its functional capacity preserved. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the contribution of the meaning of life as a strategy to strengthen the existential dimension of the elderly during their aging process with a view to the important implications for their mental health and longevity, since it directly interferes in all their way of life.

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