| Autor: |
Ana Gabriella Cavalcanti Silva, Valquiria Farias Bezerra Barbosa, Samara Santiago Sarmento de Oliveira, Claudia Daniele Barros Leite Salgueiro, Maria Inês Santos da Silva |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista Enfermagem Digital Cuidado e Promoção da Saúde, Vol 6, Pp 1-7 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2446-5682 |
| DOI: |
10.5935/2446-5682.20210007 |
| Popis: |
Objective: To analyze a section of the national scientific production about the mental health of caregivers of elderly people with dementia. Methods: This is an integrative literature review carried out using the descriptors: Caregivers; Elderly health; Alzheimers disease; Dementia; Mental health. Data collection was carried out in June 2018; 15 scientific articles were selected, obtained from the Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences and Nursing Database. Results: The female gender predominated in 13 (86.7%) studies. The difficulties frequently reported by caregivers are: total dependence on the elderly in activities of daily living, changes in mood and behavior, difficulty in recognizing people / places, insomnia and disorientation. Final considerations: Caregivers are highly vulnerable to mental illness related to overload, stress, leisure deficit, tiredness and sadness. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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