Family caregiver of older adults and Cultural Care in Nursing care.

Autor: Couto AMD; School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Caldas CP; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Castro EAB; School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Jazyk: Portuguese; English
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2018 May; Vol. 71 (3), pp. 959-966.
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0105
Abstrakt: Objective: To analyze the experiences of family caregivers of dependent older adults, who show performance overload and emotional distress, using the Theory of Culture Care.
Method: Qualitative study with nine caregivers of home care dependent older adults, based on Grounded Theory.
Results: The findings allowed the identification of potentialities and frailties in the context of family home care and subsidizing the construction of a theoretical scheme resulting from the analysis of possibilities of the nursing care practice according to the culture, through the three modes of action: maintenance, adjustment and repatterning of cultural care. Final considerations: Respecting the cultural values and family beliefs, the nurse can help to institute mutually established changes, promoting a better quality in the nursing care relationship and a relief to the strain of the role of the caregiver.
Databáze: MEDLINE