Abstract

As a result of population aging, countries have increasingly sought to understand this process and in this sense, research in the area is becoming more relevant in the different professions. The main objective of this study was to delineate a panorama of the scientific production in occupational therapy in gerontology, published as an article in the main occupational therapy journals in South America. It was a study of bibliographic review of a qualitative-quantitative approach in the main specific publications of the Occupational Therapy area of South America. The publications were categorized and discussed around the following aspects: “Therapeutic Resources”, “Social, Cultural and Economic Affairs”; “Health/Disease Process”, “Caregivers”, “Institutionalized /Hospitalized”; "Quality of life" and “other aging issues”. It was concluded that, with the analysis of the bibliographical production of occupational therapists, the aging was approached on several aspects, although with a certain emphasis on the resources and techniques of the profession.

Keywords

occupational therapy, geriatrics, elderly, aging, review, multidimensional process, health services, social assistance, health maintenance programs, qualitative approach, possible repercussions, parkinson's disease, caregivers, tendency of publications, health services, social assistance, social life