| Autor: |
Luciane Salete Kucmanski, Leoni Zenevicz, Daniela Savi Geremia, Valeria Silvana Faganello Madureira, Tatiana Gaffuri da Silva, Sílvia Silva de Souza |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, Vol 19, Iss 6, Pp 1022-1029 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1981-2256 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/1981-22562016019.150162 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Gaps identified in Brazilian health policies and the need to develop and implement strategies for the empowerment and monitoring of family caregivers support the development of care proposals aimed at the family. The present study aimed to analyze the challenges faced by family members providing day to day care of patients with Alzheimer's disease in the city of Chapecó, Santa Catarina. The method employed was the qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews. The speeches were grouped, categorized and analyzed using the hermeneutic method. The results showed that during the period of Alzheimer's disease, caregivers experience a range of situations, including: a need to learn about the disease; dealing with guilt; and handling situations of pain, addiction and physical and psychological suffering. In conclusion the study described the challenges of the daily lives of these families, explaining the importance of and highlighting the need to adopt tools and strategies that provide physical, emotional, psychological and financial support to family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. |
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