Vivências do idoso cuidador

Detalhes bibliográficos
Ano de defesa: 2015
Autor(a) principal: Klaesener, Lili Wilke lattes
Orientador(a): Portella, Marilene Rodrigues
Banca de defesa: Não Informado pela instituição
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
Idioma: por
Instituição de defesa: Universidade de Passo Fundo
Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Envelhecimento Humano
Departamento: Ciências da Saúde e Ciências Biológicas
País: BR
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Link de acesso: http://10.0.217.128:8080/jspui/handle/tede/1158
Resumo: The elderly population has increased intensively throughout the world. Because of this rapid growth the elderly as well as living longer can become vulnerable and susceptible to developing chronic diseases and functional, requiring care. Whatever the scenario, the elderly caregiver feel about their physical and mental health reflections of their work in their daily life. The survey was conducted in the municipality of Erebango-RS, targeting population twenty elderly living condition to take care of other elderly. The study design was a qualitative and quantitative approach, and aimed to describe the experiences of a group of elderly caregivers of adult or elderly dependent or disabled. Data collection was carried out through home visits using a questionnaire that investigated the socio demographic issues and health conditions, the Zarit Burden Interview Scale that assessed the burden of the caregiver interview with guiding questions that were transcribed in full and analyzed using themselves to thematic analysis. The results met the objectives, addressing the livings of elderly caregivers. The results showed that alone take care of a family is not an easy task and that caregivers face several feelings that lead to physical, emotional and social burden. By Zarit scale caregivers had a severe overload, may be a factor illness elderly caregiver