Alessandra Minervina dos Santos Lopes; Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina, Botucatu, BrasilMaria Fernanda Pereira Gomes; Universidade Paulista, Assis, BrasiElza de Fátima Ribeiro Higa; Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, BrasilMaria José Sanches Marin; Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, BrasilCarlos Alberto Lazarini; Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, Brasil2022-02-072022-02-07http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/7067Introduction: Older adults deprived of freedom are submitted to significant changes in their social and affective life, involving the beliefs and values they have about the others and themselves. Objective: To understand the expectations of older adults incarcerated in relation to the future, after the execution of the sentence. Methods: A qualitative research was carried out, based on the Thematic Analysis method. Forty-two older adults deprived of liberty from four penitentiaries at the western State region of São Paulo, Brazil participated. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews, with the following guiding question: "How do you imagine your life when you are at liberty?". Results: From the analysis of the data obtained, four themes emerged Claim of a new beginning; Self and health care; From the idealization of freedom to the recognition of difficulties; and Focus on religiosity. Conclusion: The themes highlighted the desire of restarting a new life, self-care and of religious practice even knowing the difficulties to be faced.2022-02-07