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28 - O ESTILO DE VIDA ADVENTISTA E SEUS IMPACTOS NA SAÚDE E BEM-ESTAR DE PESSOAS IDOSAS: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA

Doi: 10.47094/IVCOLUBRASC.2026/RS/28

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Promoção da saúde. Envelhecimento. Estilo de vida.

KEYWORDS: Health promotion. Aging. Lifestyle.

ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Population aging presents challenges for the promotion of health and quality of life. In this context, the Adventist lifestyle—based on practices such as a predominantly plant-based diet, physical activity, abstinence from alcohol and tobacco, rest, and community support—stands out as a model of habits potentially associated with longevity, functional capacity, and well-being. Objective: To analyze scientific evidence available in the literature regarding the impact of the Adventist lifestyle on the health and well-being of older adults. Methodology: An integrative review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines, searching the PubMed, LILACS, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases using DeCS/MeSH descriptors and the Boolean operators AND/OR. Primary studies published between July 2015 and July 2025 in Portuguese, Spanish, and English were included, while editorials, letters, dissertations, theses, and reviews were excluded. Data collection involved two reviewers working independently using a structured data extraction tool, followed by a descriptive analysis and narrative synthesis of the studies. Results: A total of 1,148 articles were identified. After removing 282 duplicates, 866 records were screened by title and abstract, resulting in 44 studies being read in full. Among these, the study by Gatto et al. (2020) met the eligibility criteria for the final synthesis. In an analytical cross-sectional study involving 127 healthy individuals aged 60 or older, the authors identified an association between better physical function and mobility and faster cognitive processing speed. The protective effect of these factors was significantly stronger in elderly vegetarians, demonstrating a synergistic action between plant-based nutrition and physical fitness. Conclusions: Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that the Adventist lifestyle contributes positively to the health and well-being of the elderly population, primarily through the association between a vegetarian diet and physical fitness. Further studies focusing exclusively on the elderly population are recommended to expand the body of evidence on this topic.

Autores

  • Adriana Machado Ferreira

  • Amanda Galhardo Oliveira

  • Amanda Ribeiro Gonçalves

  • Ana Carolina Espírito Santo Silva

  • Carolina De Sousa Freitas Dias

  • Jurema Ribeiro Luiz Goncalves

  • Maicon Guadalupe Ferreira da Silva

  • Regiane Lopes Takaoka

  • Tiffanny Damasceno De Paula Garcêz

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