Background:

the joint work of “Marta Abreu” Central University of Las Villas and the Ministry of Public Health in Cuba constitute an alternative to meet the needs of the elderly for a healthy and happy aging.

Objective:

to design workshops for recreation focused on group works, which develop the creative attitude in the elderly.

Methods:

an action research was carried out in the “Hospital Consejo Popular in Santa Clara” from November 2018 to May 2019. Theoretical and empirical methods were used: the experiment. The workshops proposal was evaluated by expert´s criteria.

Results:

several workshops were held for the development of the creative attitude of the elderly based on demands, structure and stages, and mediated by group work and recreation. Favorable changes manifested by the increase of positive behaviors in the participants were verified.

Conclusions:

the workshops developed formed the basis for the education of creative attitude in the elderly and provided the necessary knowledge for health professionals and physical culture. The proposal is valid, as it constitutes a unit of orientations and procedures proposed to solve the scientific problem and the improvement of health professionals in primary health care. The workshops were successfully validated by the experts consulted.

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